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Table 3 Comparison of the health belief model constructs among students with and without desirable brushing behavior*

From: Brushing behavior among young adolescents: does perceived severity matter

 

All (n = 265)

Brushing less than twice a day (n = 219)

Brushing twice a day or more (n = 46)

 
 

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

P

Perceived susceptibility

9.4 (3.11)

8.5 (3.07)

8.7 (3.32)

0.65

Perceived subjective severity

12.1 (2.81)

12.0 (2.84)

12.6 (2.62)

0.25

Perceived objective severity

14.3 (3.17)

14.0 (3.21)

15.8 (2.56)

<0.0001

Perceived benefits

13.0 (2.66)

12.9 (2.71)

13.6 (2.33)

0.11

Perceived psychological barriers

13.6 (5.37)

14.2 (5.40)

10.7 (4.22)

<0.0001

Perceived physical barriers

6.0 (2.54)

6.12 (2.53)

5.71 (2.59)

0.34

Self-efficacy

17.9 (4.71)

17.4 (4.61)

20.1 (4.67)

<0.0001

  1. *Higher scores for perceived susceptibility, perceived subjective severity, perceived objective severity, perceived benefit and self-efficacy indicate better conditions. For perceived psychological barriers and perceived physical barriers lower scores indicate better conditions.