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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Psychol. 2011 Nov 10;17(5):640–652. doi: 10.1177/1359105311422457

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics of variables used to create constructs at baseline and 6 months (N=612)

Variable No. of items, Mean Levels, SD alpha No. of items, Percent, Mean Levels, SD alpha

Baseline 6 month
Self-Efficacy: Baseline 12 (4 items) 1–5 0.77 0.84
When I feel nervous 2.43 1.24 0.60 2.81 1.41 0.74
When I feel depressed 2.68 1.32 0.63 2.99 1.42 0.71
When I feel very anxious 2.45 1.35 0.65 2.89 1.42 0.70
When celebrating something 3.22 1.45 0.42 3.62 1.37 0.55
Autonomous Motivation: Baseline 6 (4 items) 1–7 0.85 0.85
I believe it is the best thing for my health 6.53 1.16 0.65 6.59 1.08 0.65
It is very important for many aspects of my life 6.33 1.38 0.70 6.37 1.22 0.73
It is an important choice I want to make 6.32 1.38 0.67 6.37 1.15 0.68
Very important being as healthy as possible 6.26 1.38 0.76 6.32 1.28 0.72
Controlled Motivation: Baseline 6 (4 items) 1–7 0.81 1–7 0.82
Would feel guilty if I smoked 3.47 2.19 0.65 3.70 2.20 0.70
Others would be upset if I smoked 3.72 2.30 0.62 3.72 2.36 0.63
Would feel bad about myself if I smoked 3.90 2.31 0.70 4.04 2.29 0.71
I want others to approve of me 2.86 2.23 0.51 2.74 2.11 0.56