Table 1 Means and standard deviations (SD) of study variables and pairwise comparisons between the two groups at two measurement points in time
Control group (n = 57) | Intervention group (n = 55) | Effect size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Time points | Means (SD) | p | eta 2 | |
Flossing | Baseline | 1.00 (0.80) | 1.11 (0.74) | 0.46 | 0.01 |
– | Follow-up | 1.02 (1.01) | 1.89 (0.90) | <0.001 | 0.18 |
Self-efficacy | Baseline | 2.03 (0.92) | 1.64 (0.75) | 0.02 | 0.05 |
– | Follow-up | 2.45 (0.95) | 2.63 (0.99) | 0.35 | 0.01 |
Intention | Baseline | 0.96 (0.94) | 1.16 (0.66) | 0.20 | 0.02 |
– | Follow-up | 1.33 (1.30) | 2.09 (0.87) | <0.001 | 0.11 |
Age | – | 22.81 (9.76) | 31.58 (14.05) | <0.001 | 0.12 |
Gender (Female/Male) | – | 42/16 | 34/21 | 0.26 | 0.01 |