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) | ||
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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 |