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Table 6 Correlations between subscale scores for the Asking About Alcohol (AAA) Scale and age, experience, and theoretically related constructs

From: Development of a scale to evaluate midwives’ beliefs about assessing alcohol use during pregnancy

 

Subscale

Variable

Discomfort

Capacity

Effectiveness

Role

Trust

Knowledge

Age (years)

0.00

0.17*

0.11

0.07

−0.01

0.06

Years worked as a midwife

0.07

0.08

0.06

0.11

−0.05

0.14

Intention to ask about alcohol use

0.43***

0.40***

0.52***

0.59***

0.36***

−0.05

Attitudes to asking about alcohol use:

 Useful

0.22**

0.16

0.39***

0.33***

0.26**

−0.01

 Pleasant

0.42***

0.18*

0.30***

0.29***

0.21*

−0.02

Social norms:

 Pregnant women expect me to ask

0.19*

0.44***

0.32***

0.36***

0.22**

−0.39***

 My manager expects me to ask

0.15

0.24**

0.31***

0.52***

0.22**

−0.11

Perceived behavioural control:

 I am confident to ask

0.29**

0.45**

0.35**

0.47**

0.46**

−0.13

Beliefs about alcohol consumption:

 Pregnant women should completely abstain

0.18*

0.30***

0.31***

0.49***

0.24**

−0.03

 Infrequent drinking is not harmful

−0.36***

−0.18*

−0.34***

−0.37***

−0.29***

−0.12

  1. Spearman rank correlation coefficients reported
  2. Due to missing data, numbers vary between 149 and 159
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001