Table 1. Mean sample characteristics and performance in the AAT.
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| Smokers | Non-Smokers | Statistical value F | p-value | |
| N | 90 | 49 | - | - |
| Age | 26.63 (6.34) | 23.33 (3.44) | 11.43 | <.001 |
| Gender (%female) | 44% | 59% | 2.77 | .1 |
| Depression | 3.19 (3.48) | 1.71 (1.68) | 7.72 | <.01 |
| Anxiety | 3.09 (2.8) | 1.94 (1.73) | 6.75 | <.01 |
| Stress | 7.14 (4.3) | 4.81 (3.14) | 10.96 | <.001 |
| FTND-Score | 3.38 (2.3) | - | - | - |
| 0–10 smoked cigarettes/day | 38% | - | - | - |
| 11–20 smoked cigarettes/day | 51% | - | - | - |
| 21–30 smoked cigarettes/day | 8% | - | - | - |
| >31 smoked cigarettes/day | 3% | - | - | - |
| Craving | 2.58 (1.41) | 0 | 160.6 | <.001 |
| Error rate in AAT (%) | 8% (5) | 11%(6) | 10.48 | <.01 |
| Pull | 619 (118) | 590 (97) | 2.17 | .14 |
| Push | 621 (110) | 599 (91) | 1.43 | .23 |
| Global smoking attitude | −.16(.54) | −1.87(.67) | 271.04 | <.001 |
Note. N = number of participants; FTND-Score = Score in Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; standard deviations are given in parentheses; variables were analyzed with one-way-ANONA, (F1,137); all p values are two-tailed.