Social-cognitive determinants of the tick check: a cross-sectional study on self-protective behavior in combatting Lyme disease

Table 2 Regression analysis to test associations between SCT-determinants and performing the tick check (DV)

	β	t	R ²	R ² change
DV: Performing the tick check
Model 1:			.13	.11
Proximal goal	.33	7.99^**
Model 2:			.20	.07
Proximal goal	.30	7.57^**
Self-efficacy	.27	6.79^**
Model 3:			.26	.05
Proximal goal	.22	5.04^**
Self-efficacy	.24	5.89^**
Outcome expectations:
Perceived severity	.02	0.40
Response efficacy	−.08	−1.46
Self-evaluative	.20	3.57^**
Injunctive norm	−.12	−2.68^**
Descriptive norm	.17	3.77^**
Model 4:			.28	.02
Proximal goal	.23	5.22^**
Self-efficacy	.22	5.31^**
Outcome expectations:
Perceived severity	.02	.58
Response efficacy	−.10	−1.87
Self-evaluative	.21	3.74^**
Injunctive norm	−.11	−2.65^**
Descriptive norm	.16	3.81^**
Knowledge	.05	1.11
Experience	.13	3.04^**

All models controlled for level of education (R ² = 0.02); ^** p < 0.01, ^* p < 0.05

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