Table 1 Comparison between groups by age group and family history of BC—t-test for independent groups (N = 298)
Variables | Total | Differences by age group | Differences by family history | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Younger (n = 186) | Older (n = 112) | Yes (n = 64) | No (n = 234) | ||||
Illness percept. (0–10) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | Signif | M (SD) | M (SD) | Signif |
Consequences | 8.1 (2.21) | 8.0 (2.24) | 8.3 (2.14) | ns | 8.7 (1.65) | 8.0 (2.31) | 0.008 |
Timeline | 6.0 (1.80) | 5.7 (1.61) | 6.5 (1.98) | 0.001 | 6.7 (1.79) | 5.8 (1.75) | < 0.001 |
Identity (symptoms) | 6.1 (2.56) | 6.0 (2.55) | 6.3 (2.58) | ns | 6.0 (2.73) | 6.2 (2.52) | ns |
Treatment control | 3.2 (2.30) | 3.1 (2.23) | 3.2 (2.42) | ns | 3.3 (2.46) | 3.1 (2.26) | ns |
Personal control | 5.6 (2.37) | 5.8 (2.34) | 5.1 (2.35) | 0.018 | 5.6 (2.37) | 5.6 (2.37) | ns |
Coherence | 5.0 (2.54) | 5.2 (2.42) | 4.6 (2.68) | ns | 4.4 (2.49) | 5.1 (2.54) | ns |
Concern | 6.5 (2.70) | 6.4 (2.70) | 6.8 (2.68) | ns | 7.3 (2.56) | 6.3 (2.70) | 0.009 |
Emotional reaction | 6.4 (2.93) | 6.1 (2.84) | 6.8 (3.04) | 0.044 | 6.9 (2.84) | 6.2 (2.95) | ns |
Risk Perception (0–10) | |||||||
Perceived individual risk | 3.4 (2.48) | 3.3 (2.43) | 3.7 (2.55) | ns | 4.7 (2.84) | 3.1 (2.26) | < 0.001 |
Compared risk | 3.3 (2.51) | 3.2 (2.48) | 3.5 (2.55) | ns | 4.2 (2.84) | 3.0 (2.35) | 0.003 |