Table 3.
Associations of mood conditions and outcomesa.
| Measure and mood | Score, mean (SE) | F test (df) | P value | ||||||
| Message receptivity | 1.833 (2, 545) | .16 | |||||||
|
|
Positive | 3.69 (0.04) |
|
(vs Negative) |
|
.06 | |||
|
|
Negative | 3.58 (0.04) |
|
(vs Netural) |
|
.41 | |||
|
|
Neutral | 3.63 (0.04) |
|
(vs positive) |
|
.27 | |||
| Perceived relevance | 0.156 (2, 545) | .86 | |||||||
|
|
Positive | 4.36 (0.10) |
|
(vs Negative) |
|
.59 | |||
|
|
Negative | 4.29 (0.10) |
|
(vs Neutral) |
|
.89 | |||
|
|
Neutral | 4.31 (0.10) |
|
(vs Positive) |
|
.69 | |||
| Motivation to quitb | 4.028 (2, 545) | .02 | |||||||
|
|
Positiveb | 5.86 (0.13) |
|
(vs Negative) |
|
.005 | |||
|
|
Negativeb | 5.36 (0.13) |
|
(vs Neutral) |
|
.35 | |||
|
|
Neutral | 5.53 (0.12) |
|
(vs Positive) |
|
.06 | |||
aAdults who smoke cigarettes (N=615) were recruited from Prolific and randomized to 1 of 3 mood conditions. One-way ANOVA tests were used to model the association between mood and message receptivity, perceived relevance, and motivation to quit. Models adjusted for covariates (cigarettes per day, pretest quitting motivation, age, gender, race, ethnicity, relationship status, self-perceived health, and financial stress). Pairwise comparisons of mood conditions were performed using the least significant difference when the overall ANOVA test was significant. The mean difference between the positive and negative mood conditions on the motivation to quit outcome was significant at α=.05.
bStatistical significance. This study was cross-sectional.