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Table 5 Predicting behavioural intention by psychological theory: Correlation and multiple regression analyses.

From: Applying psychological theories to evidence-based clinical practice: identifying factors predictive of placing preventive fissure sealants

  

Behavioural intention

Theoretical framework

Predictive Constructs

r

Beta

R2(adj)

df

F

Theory of Planned

Behaviour (TPB)1

Attitude direct

0.54***

    
 

Attitude indirect

0.52***

0.47***

   
 

Subjective Norm

0.17

0.18*

   
 

PBC direct

0.22**

    
 

PBC power

0.28*

0.15

   
 

Intention

     
    

0.30

3, 115

17.83***

Social Cognitive Theory (SCT)

Risk perception

0.42***

0.19*

   
 

Outcome expectancies

0.49*

0.39***

   
 

Self efficacy

0.21

0.04

   
 

Generalised self efficacy

0.09

    
    

0.25

3, 116

14.21***

Operant Learning Theory (OLT)

Anticipated consequences

0.42***

0.20***

   
 

Evidence of habitual behaviour

0.75***

0.69***

   
 

Experienced consequences

0.17

0.06

   
    

0.58

3, 115

55.40***

Common Sense Self regulation

odel (CS-SRM)

Identity of condition

0.05

0.03

   
 

Timeline acute

0.08

0.03

   
 

Timeline cyclical

-0.14

-0.16

   
 

Control (treatment)

-0.01

-0.11

   
 

Control (patient)

0.03

0.05

   
 

Control (doctor)

0.10

0.13

   
 

Cause a

-0.05

-0.07

   
 

Cause b

-0.15

-0.16

   
 

Cause c

0.05

0.11

   
 

Cause d

-0.03

-0.07

   
 

Cause e

0.12

0.21

   
 

Consequence

0.15

0.10

   
 

Emotional Response

0.13

0.09

   
 

Coherence

-0.03

-0.06

   
    

0.01

14, 97

1.10

Other

Knowledge

0.02

0.02

0.00

1,118

0.30

  1. *p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001; r = Pearson product moment correlation coefficient; Beta = standardised regression coefficients. 1 Both direct and indirect measures of PBC and attitude (TPB) were included in this study as each have been used to measure these constructs in the literature. However, only the indirect, theoretically derived measures were included in these theoretical regression equations Similarly, Generalised Self Efficacy was included in this study because this is how some studies using SCT have interpreted and operationalised SE, however only the theoretical measure of SE is included in this theoretical regression equation. II is a post intention theory and so is not included in this analysis.