Table 3.

Intercorrelations for Smoking Level, Health Risk Perception Variables and Smoking Behaviors

	Baseline					Change			EOT					FU
Measure	LOS	MR	PV	PE	OB	PV	PE	OB	PV	PE	OB	QA	A	QA
Motivation Ruler	−.01
Baseline PV	.45**	.41**
Baseline PE	.12*	.07	.17**
Baseline OB	−.30**	−.06	−.35**	.08
Change PV	−.11	−.07	−.41**	−.05	.16**
Change PE	.01	.04	.05	−.55**	−.03	.11
Change OB	−.03	.01	.04	−.03	−.32**	−.18**	−.02
EOT PV	.35**	.33**	.64**	.13*	−.20**	.44**	.14*	−.12
EOT PE	.14*	.12*	.23**	.49**	.05	.06	.46**	−.05	.28**
EOT OB	−.32**	−.05	−.33**	.06	.80**	.05	−.05	.31**	−.28**	.02
EOT QA	.27**	.30**	.34**	.13*	−.11	−.02	.03	.01	.34**	.17** −.11
EOT A	−.45**	.11	−.32**	−.01	.16*	.23**	.02	.02	−.15	.02	.17**	−.06
FU QA	.37**	.29**	.40**	.16**	−.20**	−.02	−.02	.04	.38**	.15*	−.17**	.80**	−.13*
FU A	−.37**	.07	−.24**	.05	.09	.14*	−.05	−.05	−.16	.01	.06	−.16*	.39**	−.18**

Note. n=267. EOT=End of Treatment; FU=Follow Up; Change=Difference between EOT and Baseline values. MR=Motivation Ruler LOS=Level of Smoking (number of days smoked in past 30 days); OB=Optimistic Bias; PV=Perceived Vulnerability; PE=Precaution Effectiveness; QA=Quit Attempt; A=Abstinence.

^*p<.05.

^**p<.01.