Table 2.

Cognitive Attributions for Smoking - Factor Pattern Matrix

	Factor
I smoke (or might smoke), because:	Coping	Weight Control	Mental Enhancement	Social Image	Engagement	Social Belonging	Autonomy	Curiosity
It helps me forget my problems	0.93	0.07	−0.10	−0.03	−0.06	0.12	0.05	−0.04
It helps me deal with anger	0.88	0.01	−0.06	0.03	0.07	0.04	0.00	0.07
It helps me deal with stress	0.84	0.04	0.23	−0.05	0.00	−0.05	−0.02	−0.03
It helps me to relax	0.66	−0.05	0.25	0.10	0.13	−0.08	0.00	−0.05
It helps me keep my weight down	0.08	0.92	0.08	0.07	−0.09	−0.05	−0.10	0.08
It keeps me from eating too much	−0.01	0.85	0.04	−0.04	0.12	−0.03	0.07	0.05
It helps me concentrate	0.12	0.10	0.79	−0.07	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.02
It gives me more energy	0.16	−0.08	0.77	0.07	−0.01	0.03	0.12	0.00
It helps me study	−0.02	0.39	0.64	0.01	−0.01	0.08	−0.03	−0.07
It makes me look good	0.05	0.02	−0.02	0.92	0.00	−0.08	0.00	0.11
I would have more friends	−0.03	0.05	0.06	0.66	0.04	0.30	0.00	−0.07
It keeps me from being bored	0.16	−0.02	−0.05	0.02	0.89	0.01	−0.06	0.05
It gives me something to do	0.02	0.06	0.15	0.00	0.75	0.04	0.04	−0.01
I don’t like to refuse when someone gives me a cigarette	0.06	−0.10	0.14	−0.01	−0.01	0.91	−0.12	0.18
I don’t want to make another person smoke alone	−0.01	0.26	−0.13	0.05	0.11	0.51	0.32	−0.17
I feel like I’m making my own decisions	0.04	−0.05	0.10	0.00	−0.03	−0.06	0.95	0.10
I’m curious what it’s like	−0.03	0.08	−0.04	0.05	0.03	0.08	0.08	0.90

Factor loadings greater than 0.50 are shown in bold