Does depression moderate handwashing in children?

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Table 2 Regression of RANAS factors by CES-DC levels of symptoms of depression in children

Behavioral determinants	Self-reported handwashing with soap
	Depressed	Non-depressed
	β	β
Risk factors
Perceived vulnerability	.065	.032
Perceived severity	−.104*	.011
Health knowledge	.003	.070
Attitude factors
Instrumental beliefs	.104*	.006
Affective beliefs- liking	−.088	.033
Affective beliefs- disgust	−.069	.009
Norm factors
Descriptive norm	.186**	.096
Injunctive norm	.105	−.065
Ability factors
Action knowledge	.089	.073
Action self-efficacy	.243***	.469***
Maintenance self-efficacy	.097	.107
Self-regulation factors
Action control	.042	−.006
Remembering	.153*	.068
Commitment	−.088	−.070
Habit	.204***	.208***

*p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001. Scale range for variable depression: Yes = 1, No = 0 (CES-DC cutoff point ≥15). β = standardized beta values. Adj. R² in depressed children group = .359 (N = 291); Adj. R² in non-depressed children group = .471 (N = 238)

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