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Table 3 Final step unstandardized linear regression coefficients predicting beliefs that historical factors caused inequities, blaming attitudes, and support for social action or policies

From: Beliefs around the causes of inequities and intergroup attitudes among health professional students before and after a course related to Indigenous Peoples and colonialism

Causal Beliefs -Historical Factors

 

F (3, 205) = 19.79, p < .001, Adjusted R2 = .466

 

Predictors

β

SE

p

Zero order correlation

Pre-course

.657

.047

.001

.681

Age

.050

.011

.348

.209

Gender

-.114

.113

.070

-.037

Indigenous Identity

.005

.143

.916

.916

Political Viewsa

 Conservatives

-.067

.192

.202

-.130

 Liberal

-.046

.143

.676

-.002

 Green

-.023

.108

.397

.052

Health Professional Programa

 Medicine

-.039

.133

.491

-.045

 Dentistry

-.136

.121

.037

-.085

 Pharmacy

.047

.202

.381

.085

Political Viewsb

 Conservatives

-.067

.192

.202

-.130

 Liberal

-.046

.143

.676

-.002

 Green

-.023

.108

.397

.052

Blaming attitudes

F (10, 210) = 23.02, p < .001, Adjusted R2 = .500

Predictors

β

SE

p

Zero order correlation

Pre-course

.331

.065

.001

.389

Age

.040

.011

.427

.034

Gender

-.431

.113

.001

-.601

Indigenous Identity

.038

.149

.434

.019

Health Professional Programa

 Medicine

-.090

.136

.094

-.144

 Dentistry

.114

.126

.072

.433

 Pharmacy

-.151

.216

.003

-.313

Political Viewsb

 Conservatives

.018

.194

.713

-.056

 Liberal

.078

.149

.136

.097

 Green

.107

.111

.041

.145

Support for government social action or policies

F (10, 206) = 19.08, p < .001, Adjusted R2 = .456

Predictors

β

SE

p

Zero order correlation

Pre-course

.426

.053

.001

.423

Age

.027

.011

.613

.044

Gender

.450

.113

 < .001

.508

Indigenous Identity

-.004

.145

.932

.047

Health Professional Programa

 Medicine

.065

.132

.258

.093

 Dentistry

-.043

.122

.514

-.350

 Pharmacy

.156

.210

.004

.282

Political Viewsb

 Conservatives

-.032

.194

.563

-.069

 Liberal

-.002

.143

.971

-.037

 Green

-.039

.109

.481

-.086

  1. SE Standard Error
  2. Coefficients are taken from the final step of the regression models
  3. aThree null variables were created to represent Health Professional Program with endorsements for each of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy coded ‘1’ on the respective variable, and enrollment in Nursing coded as ‘0’ on all three variables
  4. bThree null variables were created to represent Political Views with endorsements for each of Conservative, Liberal, and Green parties coded ‘1’ on the respective variable, and endorsement of the New Democratic party coded as ‘0’ on all three variables