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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Drug Alcohol Depend. 2010 Dec 30;116(1-3):37–44. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.11.017

Table 1.

Scale Score Means and Standard Deviations, Smoking Expectancy Items, Expectancy Factors and Standardized Factor Loadings from the 6-factor ESEM.

Negative Affect Reduction Boredom Reduction Weight Control Taste Manipulation Craving / Addiction Stimulation-State Enhancement
Scale scores (SD) 2.81 (.68) 2.61 (.74) 2.22 (.77) 2.34 (.79) 2.80 (.67) 2.12 (.63)
Smoking Expectancy Item
1 When I'm angry, a cigarette calms me down 0.955 * − 0.049 0.006 −0.020 −0.001 −0.021
2 When I'm upset with someone, a cig. helps me cope 0.940 * 0.016 −0.033 −0.025 0.002 0.019
3 Smoking a cig. calms me down when I feel nervous 0.736 * 0.083 0.034 0.065 0.072 0.037
4 When I'm feeling down, a cig. can really make me feel good. 0.484 0.030 0.011 0.044 − 0.048 0.378 *
5 Cigarettes are good for dealing with boredom 0.141 0.800 * 0.022 − 0.061 − 0.065 −0.002
6 If I have nothing to do, a smoke can help kill time − 0.061 1.006 * 0.002 0.028 0.028 0.006
7 When I'm alone, a cig. can help me pass the time 0.037 0.895 * −0.003 0.030 0.025 0.030
8 Smoking cigarettes keeps my weight down 0.046 0.061 0.877 * − 0.048 − 0.049 −0.007
9 Cigarettes keep me from eating more than I should 0.026 0.005 0.829 * 0.026 0.052 0.038
10 Smoking cigarettes helps me control my weight − 0.055 −0.022 1.025 * 0.021 0.007 0.003
11 I enjoy the taste sensations while smoking a cigarette 0.048 0.011 −0.019 0.884 * −0.009 0.048
12 I enjoy the flavor of a cigarette − 0.033 −0.018 0.005 0.971 * −0.005 0.005
13 When I smoke a cigarette, the taste is pleasant 0.006 0.014 0.012 0.934 * 0.000 −0.019
14 A cigarette can satisfy my urge to smoke 0.258 0.210 0.074 0.219 0.253 * −0.003
15 I will become more addicted to nicotine if I continue smoking −0.013 − 0.038 0.024 − 0.041 0.941 * −0.031
16 I will become more addicted the more cigarettes I smoke 0.019 0.033 − 0.043 0.018 0.875 * 0.044
17 Smoking a cigarette energizes me 0.096 − 0.091 0.101 0.056 0.019 0.714 *
18 A cig. can give me energy when I'm bored and tired − 0.041 0.061 − 0.027 − 0.045 0.005 1.004 *

Note:

*

indicate the thee items used to compute the scale score for each expectancy, where each scale score is the mean of the observed scores for these items. ESEM factor loadings from in bold are statistically significant, p < .05.