Research Article
Acceptance of 3D Printing by Occupational Therapists: An Exploratory Survey Study
Table 4
Correlations between demographic variables, experience with 3D printing, UTAUT constructs, and general attitude.
| Variables | b | | SD | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| Demographic variables | (1) Age | 119 | 35.64 | 12.69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (2) Gender (female vs. male) | 117 | n/a | n/a | -.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (3) Country classification (developed vs. developing economy) | 119 | n/a | n/a | -.21 | -.37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (4) Technology generation (3D virtual vs. software) | 113 | n/a | n/a | .83 | -.06 | -.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (5) Early adopter status (1-5) | 103 | 2.80 | 0.85 | -.21 | -.26 | .37 | .01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Experience with 3D printing | (6) Years of experience with 3D printing | 101 | 13.33 | 11.36 | .94 | .08 | -.33 | .79 | .04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (7) Number of objects printed | 31 | 2.29 | 0.94 | -.41 | -.05 | .02 | -.09 | -.14 | -.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (8) Self-reported level of experience with 3D printing (1-5) | 37 | 2.54 | 1.17 | -.14 | -.03 | .14 | .05 | -.05 | -.02 | .47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (9) Self-reported skill level regarding 3D printing (1-5) | 37 | 2.54 | 1.07 | -.12 | -.27 | .32 | .06 | .00 | -.06 | .28 | .69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UTAUT constructs and general attitude | (10) Behavioural intention to use 3D printing in one’s job (BIU) (1-5) | 105 | 3.55 | 0.91 | .09 | -.20 | .42 | .07 | .50 | .01 | .23 | -.06 | -.08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | (11) Performance expectancy (PE) (1-5) | 117 | 3.40 | 0.83 | -.06 | -.14 | .47 | -.19 | .30 | -.10 | .08 | -.01 | -.06 | .62 | — | — | — | — | — | (12) Effort expectancy (EE) (1-5) | 110 | 3.49 | 0.54 | -.08 | .00 | .09 | -.10 | .03 | -.14 | .10 | .00 | .11 | .23 | .19 | — | — | — | — | (13) Social influence (SI) (1-5) | 110 | 2.76 | 0.73 | .21 | -.14 | .28 | .18 | .48 | .18 | .00 | -.04 | -.09 | .62 | .60 | .09 | — | — | — | (14) Facilitating conditions (FC) (1-5) | 107 | 3.21 | 0.63 | .10 | -.13 | .23 | -.06 | .47 | .07 | .00 | -.05 | -.05 | .62 | .56 | .15 | .57 | — | — | (15) General attitude towards using 3D printing in one’s job (1-7) | 100 | 5.63 | 1.11 | .17 | -.27 | .26 | .09 | .34 | .11 | .21 | .27 | .26 | .57 | .61 | .15 | .54 | .52 | — |
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aGrey cells indicate significant correlations ( ; ). bThis column shows the number of participants who answered all scale items for the constructs. |