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Table 2 Internal consistency of knowledge, attitude and harm scales

From: Drug education in victorian schools (DEVS): the study protocol for a harm reduction focused school drug education trial

Scale

alpha

p

Component factors

% of variance

Knowledge scale

.859

< 0.001

  

Attitudes towards alcohol

.387

< 0.001

Knowledge and communication

30.6

   

Harm

23.5

Alcohol harm scale

.949

< 0.001

  

Attitudes towards tobacco

.445

< 0.001

Harm

32.4

   

Knowledge and communication

21.1

Tobacco harm scale

.802

< 0.001

  

Attitudes towards cannabis

.548

< 0.001

  

Cannabis harm scale

.891

< 0.001

  

Attitudes towards other drugs

.284

< 0.001

Knowledge and communication

32.7

   

Harm

25.2

Other drugs harm scale

.609

< 0.001

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