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Table 4 Linear regression of RANAS psychosocial factors explaining the safe drinking water collection

From: The link between mental health and safe drinking water behaviors in a vulnerable population in rural Malawi

Factor group

Behavioral factors

M (SD)

β

B

Risk factors

Vulnerability

1.96 (1.23)

.012

.016

Severity

4.14 (.99)

−.036

−.056

Health knowledge

9.97 (1.80)

.009

.008

Attitude factors

Belief effort

2.09 (1.66)

−.065**

−.060

Belief time consuming

1.91 (1.51)

.054

.055

Belief distance (far away)

2.52 (1.67)

−.114***

−.105

Belief certain for prevent.

3.93 (1.26)

.006

.007

Feelings

4.07 (1.22)

−.042

−.053

Norm factors

Others’ behavior househ.

3.94 (1.53)

.239***

.241

Others’ behavior village

3.93 (1.45)

.341***

.361

Others’ approval

4.15 (1.16)

.000

.000

Personal obligation

4.16 (1.29)

−.045

−.054

Ability factors

Confidence in perform.

3.93 (1.33)

.052

.061

Difficult water

1.96 (1.55)

−.080*

−.080

Difficult time

1.72 (1.37)

−.043

−.048

Barriers distance

3.77 (1.35)

−.032

−.037

Self-regulation factors

Coping plan

.30 (.46)

.007

.022

Commitment (committed)

4.00 (1.21)

−.019

−.024

Commitment (important)

4.25 (1.06)

.012

.017

Remembering (pay attent.)

3.68 (1.36)

.102**

.115

Remembering (forg. Last 24 h)

2.15 (1.68)

−.068**

−.062

Additional factor

Communication

3.85 (1.26)

.110***

.134

  1. Note. *p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤ .001. Adj. R2 = .74.6, N = 621. All responses were recorded on 5-point Likert scales with choices from “1 - not at all” to “5 – very much”. Coping plan scale: 0–1 (No/Yes). Health Knowledge: sum scale (0–15)