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Table 2 Bivariate correlations between the study variables

From: Psychological predictors of intention and avoidance of attending organized mammography screening in Norway: applying the Extended Parallel Process Model

 

Variables

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

1

Defensive avoidance

1

            

2

Intention

 − 0.30***

[− 0.43; − 0.18]

1

           

3

Age

 − 0.19**

[− 0.33; − 0.05]

0.49***

[0.37; 0.60]

1

          

4

Trait anxiety

0.08

[− 0.05; 0.20]

 − 0.14*

[− 0.27; − 0.02]

 − 0.24***

[− 0.37; − 0.11]

1

         

5

Self-esteem

 − 0.05

[− 0.19; 0.08]

 − 0.05

[− 0.09; 0.19]

0.16*

[0.03; 0.28]

 − 0.42***

[− 0.54; − 0.31]

1

        

6

Perceived health

0.02

[− 0.11; 0.16]

.02

[− 0.09; 0.14]

 − 0.10

[− 0.21; 0.01]

 − 0.20**

[− 0.31; − 0.09]

0.25***

[0.15; 0.37]

1

       

7

Perceived susceptibility

 − 0.31***

[− 0.44; − 0.18]

0.02

[− 0.12; 0.16]

 − 0.12

[− 0.27; 0.02]

0.17**

[0.03; 0.30]

 − 0.13*

[− 0.27; 0.02]

 − 0.11

[− 0.23; 0.002]

1

      

8

Perceived severity of cancer treatment

0.18**

[0.07; 0.29]

 − 0.11

[− 0.25; 0.03]

 − 0.19**

[− 0.31; − 0.07]

0.24***

[0.12; 0.36]

 − 0.16*

[− 0.28; − 0. 02]

 − 0.07

[− 0.19; 0.06]

0.04

[− 0.08; 0.16]

1

     

9

Self-efficacy, time

 − 0.38***

[− 0.49; − 0.25]

0.38***

[0.26; 0.50]

0.18**

[0.03; 0.33]

0.001

[− 0.13; 0.12]

 − 0.04

[− 0.14; 0.06]

0.07

[− 0.05; 0.18]

0.17**

[0.03; 0.31]

 − 0.12

[− 0.25; 0.01]

1

    

10

Self-efficacy, embarrassment

 − 0.06

[− 0.18; 0.06]

 − 0.06

[− 0.18; 0.08]

 − 0.23***

[− 0.35; − 0.11]

 − 0.002

[− 0.13; 0.12]

 − 0.05

[− 0.17; 0.08]

.005

[− 0.12; 0.13]

0.17**

[0.05; 0.29]

0.03

[− 0.09; 0.16]

0.22***

[0.10; 0.35]

1

   

11

Self-efficacy, pain

 − 0.08

[− 0.19; 0.04]

 − 0.06

[− 0.18; 0.08]

 − 0.15*

[− 0.27; − 0.01]

 − 0.03

[− 0.16; 0.10]

 − 0.03

[− 0.15; 0.10]

 − 0.02

[− 0.15; 0.12]

0.20**

[0.07; 0.31]

0.05

[− 0.08; 0.19]

0.20**

[0.07; 0.32]

0.71***

[0.64; 0.79]

1

  

12

Response efficacy

 − 0.47***

[− 0.59; − 0.35]

0.30***

[0.17; 0.42]

0.06

[− 0.08; 0.21]

0.05

[− 0.09; 0.17]

0.01

[− 0.11; 0.13]

0.01

[− 0.13; 0.15]

0.12

[− 0.02; 0.25]

 − 0.07

[− 0.20; 0.05]

0.45***

[0.30; 0.59]

0.08

[− 0.03; 0.18]

0.10

[− 0.02; 0.23]

1

 

13

Breast cancer fear

0.20**

[0.06; 0.31]

 − 0.18**

[− 0.31; − 0.04]

 − 0.35***

[− 0.46; − 0.23]

0.34***

[0.24; 0.44]

 − 0.17**

[− 0.30; − 0.05]

 − 0.19**

[− 0.31; − 0.04]

0.16*

[0.03; 0.29]

0.27***

[0.14; 0.39]

 − 0.12

[− 0.26; 0.03]

0.14*

[0.02; 0.27]

0.02

[− 0.11; 0.15]

 − 0.13*

[− 0.27; 0.01]

1

  1. All correlation coefficients are Pearson r. BCa bootstrap 95% CIs reported in brackets
  2. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001
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