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. 2011 Apr 6;13(7):599–610. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntr049

Table 3.

Perceptions of Risk of Harm and Addiction and Desire to Quit as a Function of Experimental Condition in Study 1 and Study 2

Outcome Study 1
P value F Study 2
p value F
Control (N = 42) Experimental (N = 46) Control (N = 55) Experimental (N = 55)
Perceived personal risk of harm 2.83 (0.16) 3.46 (0.15) .007 7.70 3.06 (0.18) 3.34 (0.18) .26 0.25
Worry about physical consequences 2.35 (0.15) 3.30 (0.14) .0001 21.25 2.79 (0.16) 3.09 (0.16) .19 1.78
Chance of becoming addicted 2.32 (0.14) 2.88 (0.14) .0005 8.84 2.54 (0.15) 2.79 (0.15) .24 0.23
Worry of becoming addicted 1.81 (0.17) 2.57 (0.16) .0001 10.27 2.37 (0.18) 2.32 (0.18) .86 0.85
Perceived knowledge of harms 4.21 (0.11) 4.64 (0.11) .008 7.74 4.04 (0.11) 4.62 (0.11) .0003 13.75
Factual knowledge of harms 1.78 (0.19) 3.96 (0.19) .0001 64.90 2.02 (0.19) 3.91 (0.19) .0001 50.76
Desire to quit 2.12 (0.25) 3.04 (0.24) .009 7.07 2.40 (0.15) 2.34 (0.15) .80 0.06

Note. Numbers represent least square means. Number in parenthesis is the SEM. Values range from 1 to 7, the exception being factual knowledge (0–5), with higher values representing greater risk, worry, and knowledge. Numbers have been rounded.