A theory-based study of doctors’ intentions to engage in professional behaviours

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Table 2 Correlation matrix of attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behaviour control and intentions to raise concerns, reflect and use confidentiality guidance

Scale		Cronbach’s α	M (SD)	Raising concerns				Reflection				Use of confidentiality guidance
Scale		Cronbach’s α	M (SD)	ATT	SN	PBC	INT	ATT	SN	PBC	INT	ATT	SN	PBC	INT
Raising concerns	ATT	0.67	3.99 (1.08)	1
	SN	0.85	4.73 (1.08)	.126*	1
	PBC	0.61	5.25 (1.28)	.507^**	.199^**	1
	INT	0.69	5.64 (1.03)	.416^**	.237^**	.556^**	1
Reflection	ATT	0.87	5.3 (1.1)	.251^**	.147^**	.243^**	.237^**	1
	SN	0.88	4.45 (1.12)	.143^*	.506^**	.088	.075	.214^**	1
	PBC	n/a^a	5.18 (1.5)	.183^**	−.031	.254^**	.183^**	.530^**	.145^*	1
	INT	0.82	6 (1.09)	.249^**	.164^**	.221^**	.356^**	.692^**	.298^**	.451^**	1
Use of confidentiality guidance	ATT	0.84	4.7 (1.08)	.328^**	.088	.378^**	.337^**	.418^**	.188^**	.244^**	.264^**	1
	SN	0.94	4.07 (1.45)	.242^**	.463^**	.116^*	.152^**	.214^**	.525^**	.014	.166^**	.300^**	1
	PBC	0.70	4.58 (1.1)	.269^**	.169^**	.341^**	.367^**	.325^**	.204^**	.205^**	.268^**	.672^**	.330^**	1
	INT	0.83	5.17 (1.3)	.282^**	.168^**	.251^**	.394^**	.381^**	.224^**	.138^*	.404^**	.604^**	.388^**	.570^**	1

Note. ATT Attitudes, SN Subjective norms, PBC Perceived behavioural control, INT Intentions; ^aScale consists of one item
**p < 0.01; *p < 0.05

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