Table 2 Summary of smoking-related psychosocial functional and risk-minimizing beliefs^a

N

1112

962

78

36

FUNCTIONAL BELIEFS (M, SD)

 F1. You enjoy smoking too much to give it up

3.4 (1.1)

(n = 1091)

3.5 (1.2)

(n = 940)

3.5 (1.2)

(n = 67)

4.1 (1.0)

(n = 36)

 F2. Smoking calms you down when you are stressed or upset

3.6 (1.1)

(n = 1098)

3.5 (1.2)

(n = 939)

3.0 (1.2)

(n = 68)

4.2 (1.1)

(n = 35)

 F3. Smoking is an important part of your life

3.0 (1.3)

(n = 1096)

3.0 (1.4)

(n = 940)

2.4 (1.3)

(n = 69)

3.4 (1.4)

(n = 33)

RISK-MINIMIZING BELIEFS

 R1. Medical evidence that smoking is harmful is exaggerated

1.9 (1.0)

(n = 1013)

2.0 (1.1)

(n = 871)

2.0 (1.1)

(n = 77)

1.3 (0.7)

(n = 33)

 R2. Everyboy has got to die of something, so why not enjoy yourself and smoke

2.4 (1.1)

(n = 1045)

2.4 (1.2)

(n = 890)

NA

2.4 (1.5)

(n = 31)

 R3.Smoking is no more risky than lots of other things people do

3.0 (1.2)

(n = 970)

3.0 (1.3)

(n = 872)

2.7 (1.3)

(n = 76)

3.2 (1.2)

(n = 26)