Table 5 Four separate regression analyses predicting each attitude factor score (n = 250)
Dependent Variables | Attitudes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Physician Discomfort/Bias | Physician Success | Positive Outcome Expectancies | Negative Outcome Expectancies | ||||
Independent Variables | Std Beta | p | Std Beta | p | Std Beta | p | Std Beta | p |
Perceived Obesity Counseling Skills | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Assess | -.21 | .045 | .29 | .001 | -.20 | .048 | -.06 | .555 |
   Advise | .06 | .556 | -.04 | .655 | .06 | .569 | .24 | .012 |
   Agree | -.10 | .309 | .31 | .000 | -.04 | .676 | -.23 | .016 |
   Assist | .04 | .654 | .01 | .922 | .18 | .023 | -.09 | .227 |
   Arrange | .04 | .692 | .03 | .670 | .06 | .465 | .06 | .435 |
   % of Obese Pts Lose Weight | -.11 | .102 | .11 | .047 | .00 | .958 | -.10 | .106 |
Physician Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | -.03 | .719 | .00 | .969 | .08 | .250 | -.05 | .441 |
Training Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Specialty: Pediatrics | -.10 | .190 | .00 | .969 | .27 | .000 | .08 | .281 |
   Specialty: Psychiatry | .02 | .793 | .03 | .994 | -.01 | .863 | -.27 | .000 |
   Yrs Since Residency | -.07 | .340 | .04 | .664 | -.22 | .001 | .13 | .049 |
Practice Characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Time Spent in Direct Pt Care in Public Outpatient Setting1 | .00 | .998 | -.06 | .315 | .05 | .734 | .01 | .854 |
   Hours/Wk See Outpatients | -.02 | .757 | .10 | .089 | .04 | .563 | -.02 | .775 |
   % of Pt in Practice Obese | -.00 | .963 | -.00 | .951 | -.03 | .646 | .11 | .122 |
Total Variance (R 2 ) Explained | R 2 = 3.7% p = .046 | R 2 = 33.6% p < .001 | R 2 = 9.8% p < .001 | R 2 = 15.6% p < .001 | ||||