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Table 4 Differences in psychosocial determinants according to stage of change

From: Psychosocial determinants of HIV testing across stages of change in Spanish population: a cross-sectional national survey

Psychosocial determinants

Stages of change

 

Lack of awareness

Decision not to act

Decision to act

Action

Maintenance

Abandonment

F(df)

M ± SD (%)ª

 

Perceived riska

1.67 ± .70

1.69 ± .77

1.94 ± .74

1.73 ± .65

2.05 ± .86

1.72 ± .71

5.43 (5, 1463)***

Underestimation of risk of HIV infection a

2.58 ± 1.07

2.97 ± 1.07

2.22 ± 1.08

2.39 ± 1.1

2.42 ± 1.13

2.55 ± 1.10

8.66 (5, 1457)***

Invulnerability due to stereotypesa

2.30 ± 1.13

2.74 ± 1.14

1.87 ± 1.04

1.98 ± 1.08

1.91 ± 1.16

2.08 ± .96

14.9 (5, 1464)***

Perceived threata

3.24 ± .94

3.16 ± .94

3.31 ± .92

3.20 ± 1

3.05 ± 1.08

3.19 ± .99

.80 (5, 1462)

Perceived severitya

3.19 ± .83

3.19 ± .76

3.28 ± .75

3.13 ± .83

3.24 ± .77

3.08 ± .81

.65 (5, 1463)

Perceived mortalitya

2.26 ± 1.03

2.34 ± 1.12

2.28 ± 1.08

2 ± .95

1.96 ± 1.01

1.92 ± 1.02

4.89 (5, 1463) ***

Perceived stigmaa

3.11 ± .84

2.94 ± .85

3.03 ± .87

3.21 ± .83

3.09 ± .72

3.10 ± .82

2.62 (5, 1466)*

Self-efficacy to be testeda

3.39 ± .89

3.10 ± 1.12

3.43 ± .78

3.83 ± .44

3.91 ± .44

3.74 ± .60

25.21 (5, 1458)

Self-efficacy to deal with a positive diagnosisa

2.97 ± .85

2.96 ± .94

3.14 ± .87

3.11 ± .78

3.32 ± .77

2.92 ± .84

3.53 (5, 1418)**

Social proximity to tested peoplea

1.23 ± .47

1.15 ± .40

1.59 ± .66

2.02 ± .86

2.36 ± .99

1.73 ± .90

108.78 (5, 1406)***

Motivation to comply with referentsa

3.76 ± .57

3.56 ± .81

3.72 ± .62

3.84 ± .48

3.92 ± .32

3.89 ± .38

7.24 (5, 1461)***

Benefits of the testb

3.81 ± .34

3.67 ± .52

3.90 ± .25

3.87 ± .33

3.91 ± .22

3.93 ± .20

10.37(5, 1470)***

Instrumental attitudec

8.11 ± 2.28

7.64 ± 2.81

8.70 ± 1.63

8.96 ± 1.81

8.91 ± 2.06

9.26 ± 1.86

12.54 (5, 1466)***

Emotional attitudec

3.98 ± 3.14

3.77 ± 3.47

5.05 ± 3.05

4.80 ± 3.01

5.01 ± 3.47

4.39 ± 3.05

5.51 (5, 1460)***

  1. * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001
  2. aThe item has a range of 4 points.bThe scale has a range of 4 points; α = .70. cThe scale has a range of 10 points
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