Beliefs | Loading Factor | % Agree | Mean Level of Agreement | df, test value | p-value | ||||
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No Intention to Quit (77) | Intend to Quit in >6Â Months (49) | Intend to Quit in <6Â Months (15) | Intend to Quit in 1Â Month (26) | Recent Quitters (20) | |||||
Factor 1 Functional (α = 0.95) | |||||||||
You enjoy smoking too much to give it up. | 0.88 | 12.3 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 4, 22.9 | <0.01 |
Smoking calms you down when you are stressed or upset. | 0.77 | 33.7 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 4, 18.1 | 0.01 |
Smoking helps you concentrate better. | 0.91 | 13.9 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4, 18.2 | <0.01 |
Smoking is an important part of your life. | 0.87 | 9.6 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 4, 30.6 | <0.01 |
Smoking makes it easier for you to socialize. | 0.78 | 8.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4,18.5 | <0.01 |
Factor 2 Risk Minimizing (α = 0.88) | |||||||||
The medical evidence that smoking is harmful is exaggerated. | 0.82 | 43.8 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 4, 8.81 | 0.06 |
Smoking is no riskier than lots of other things that people do. | 0.81 | 19.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4, 11.1 | 0.03 |
You must die of something, so why not enjoy yourself and smoke. | 0.56 | 15.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4, 8.96 | 0.06 |
I think I must have the sort of good genes that means I can smoke without getting any harm. | 0.57 | 9.6 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4, 17.7 | <0.01 |