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Table 5 Linear regression of RANAS psychosocial factors explaining the water transportation and storage in specific container with lid

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

1.78 (1.11)

−.061

−.067

Severity

4.25 (.94)

−.248***

−.322

Health knowledge

10.40 (1.60)

−.036

−.027

Attitude factors

Belief effort

1.56 (1.30)

−.021

−.020

Belief time consuming

1.56 (1.28)

.020

.019

Belief expensive

1.29 (.80)

.026

.039

Belief certain for prevention

4.31 (1.05)

−.136

−.159

Feelings

4.38 (.94)

.124

.162

Norm factors

Others’ behavior househ.

4.35 (1.19)

.374***

.386

Others’ behavior village

3.56 (1.25)

−.155*

−.152

Others approval

4.49 (.88)

.023

.032

Personal obligation

2.71 (1.76)

−.125

−.087

Ability factors

Confidence in performance

4.21 (1.03)

.173

.205

Difficult time

1.21 (.70)

−.024

−.042

Self-regulation factors

Coping plan

.25 (.43)

.030

.086

Commitment (committed)

4.32 (.97)

.076

.096

Commitment (important)

4.31 (1.07)

−.055

−.063

Remembering (pay attention)

4.06 (1.17)

.157

.165

Remembering (forgetting last 24 h)

1.71 (1.28)

−.124

−.119

Additional factor

Communication

3.79 (1.23)

.176*

.175

  1. Note. *p ≤ .05, **p ≤ .01, ***p ≤ .001. Adj. R2 = .409. N = 170. 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)