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Table 4 Cronbach’s α of the PMT instrument, overall and by subsample

From: An instrument based on protection motivation theory to predict Chinese adolescents’ intention to engage in protective behaviors against schistosomiasis

Variables

PMT

S

V

IR

ER

RE

SE

RC

Total sample

0.76

0.56

0.82

0.75

0.80

0.90

0.72

0.70

Gender

 Male

0.75

0.55

0.81

0.77

0.80

0.88

0.69

0.70

 Female

0.75

0.57

0.84

0.71

0.78

0.93

0.74

0.67

School grade

 Grade 7

0.77

0.54

0.82

0.76

0.80

0.89

0.72

0.70

 Grade 8

0.75

0.52

0.79

0.75

0.78

0.89

0.73

0.68

 Grade 9

0.74

0.61

0.84

0.73

0.80

0.92

0.72

0.71

  1. Note: PMT: the PMT instrument, S: severity, V: vulnerability, IR: intrinsic reward, ER: extrinsic reward, RE: response efficacy, SE: self-efficacy, RC: response cost
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Global Health Research and Policy

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