Variables | Intervention group | p-value* | Control group | p-value* | p-value** | ||
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Before intervention | After intervention | Before Intervention | After intervention | ||||
Perceived vulnerability | 25.80 ± 3.41 | 27.53 ± 3.04 | 0.002 | 25.67 ± 2.82 | 26.75 ± 3.02 | 0.01 | 0.14 |
Perceived severity | 24.24 ± 4.03 | 27.80 ± 6.74 | 0.001 | 24.29 ± 3.37 | 26.22 ± 3.77 | 0.001 | 0.09 |
Response costs | 32.40 ± 6.15 | 26.76 ± 7.47 | < 0.0001 | 29.00 ± 5.83 | 29.57 ± 6.82 | 0.54 | 0.05 |
Response efficacy | 18.21 ± 4.12 | 20.83 ± 3.37 | < 0.0001 | 18.13 ± 3.32 | 20.55 ± 3.21 | < 0.0001 | 0.64 |
Fear | 11.95 ± 0.27 | 14.98 ± 3.5 | < 0.0001 | 11.87 ± 0.62 | 12.18 ± 0.42 | 0.001 | 0.001 |
Perceived self-efficacy | 35.93 ± 9.89 | 42.24 ± 5.47 | < 0.0001 | 37.10 ± 7.01 | 40.00 ± 5.86 | 0.002 | 0.01 |
Perceived rewards | 11.87 ± 3.56 | 9.35 ± 2.78 | < 0.0001 | 12.02 ± 3.27 | 11.13 ± 4.91 | 0.20 | 0.01 |
Protection motivation (or behavioral intention) | 19.66 ± 4.84 | 21.33 ± 4.15 | 0.01 | 19.27 ± 4.88 | 19.72 ± 4.12 | 0.49 | 0.02 |
Adopting skin cancer preventive behaviors | 17.26 ± 5.79 | 21.18 ± 4.66 | < 0.0001 | 17.23 ± 6.30 | 18.58 ± 3.99 | 0.07 | 0.001 |