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Table 3 Post-intervention descriptive statistics, correlations of process variables with intention and behavioural simulation & regression analyses by theory.

From: An intervention modelling experiment to change GPs' intentions to implement evidence-based practice: using theory-based interventions to promote GP management of upper respiratory tract infection without prescribing antibiotics #2

Model

Process (explanatory) variables

N items

Alpha

Mean (SD)

Behavioural intention

Behavioural simulation

     

r*

B

Beta

Model summary R2(adj)

r*

B

Beta

Model summary R2(adj)

TPB

Attitude direct

3

0.55

16.9 (2.9)

0.456****

0.301****

0.267

 

0.23****

   
 

Attitude Indirect

8

-

205.6 (36.1)

0.364****

0.017****

0.195

 

0.08ns

   
 

Subjective Norm

5

-

97.2 (36.7)

0.226****

0.014***

0.157

 

0.07ns

   
 

PBC direct

3

0.64

11.9 (3.5)

0.082ns

-0.018ns

-0.020

 

0.108**

0.026ns

0.055

 
 

PBC indirect

6

0.79

26.3 (5.6)

0.388****

0.153****

0.266

0.33

0.319****

0.076****

0.258

 
 

Behavioural intention

4

0.83

0.01 (3.2)

    

0.307****

0.108****

0.210

0.14

SCT

Risk Perception (same as anticipated consequences)

3

0.61*

16.6 (2.8)

0.441****

0.344****

0.298

 

0.191****

0.029**

0.144

 
 

Outcome Expectancies (same as attitude indirect)

8

-

205.6 (36.1)

0.364****

0.017****

0.190

 

0.105**

-0.034ns

-0.087

 
 

Self Efficacy

6

0.88

29.2 (5.4)

0.411****

0.178****

0.294

0.32

0.391****

0.122****

0.391

0.17

OLT

Anticipated consequences

3

0.61

16.6 (2.8)

0.441****

0.257****

0.224

 

0.197****

0.026ns

0.102

 
 

Evidence of habit

2

0.61

11.4 (2.1)

0.746****

1.048****

0.671

0.60

0.294****

0.202****

0.251

0.10

Post-intentional variables

           

II

Prior planning

1

-

5.8 (1.0)

    

0.343****

0.545****

0.332

0.12

 

Action planning

3

0.92

16.5 (3.0)

    

0.216****

0.114****

0.206

0.05

Cross-theory analysis (variables retained in regression models)

           

TPB

Attitude direct

    

0.102**

0.101

     
 

Subjective Norm

    

0.010***

0.117

     

SCT/OLT

Risk Perception/Anticipated consequences

    

0.194****

0.168

     

OLT

Evidence of habit

    

0.948****

0.605

     

SCT

Self-efficacy

    

0.061**

0.090

0.63

0.393****

0.091****

0.294

 

II

Prior planning

       

0.343****

0.326****

0.198

0.18

  1. * = Pearson correlation coefficient. **p < 0.05. ***p = 0.001. ****p < 0.001. ns = non-significant