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Regression analyses revealed three factors that were significant predictors of positive\n                    <jats:italic>Attitudes towards Endorsement<\/jats:italic>\n                    :\n                    <jats:italic>Confidence and Motivation, Endorsement\u2010related Social Influences<\/jats:italic>\n                    , and perceived\n                    <jats:italic>Opportunities<\/jats:italic>\n                    . Moreover, the combination of\n                    <jats:italic>Endorsement\u2010related Social Influences<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Opportunities<\/jats:italic>\n                    significantly and uniquely predicted positive\n                    <jats:italic>Attitudes towards Endorsement<\/jats:italic>\n                    above what these factors predicted individually. 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