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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 11.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2014 Sep 28;41:106–111. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.09.031

Table 1.

Comparisons of E-cigarette-specific and Tobacco-specific Brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire-Adult (BSCQ-A) Scale Scores

BSCQ-A Scale E-cigarette-specific M (SD) Tobacco-specific M (SD) p-value Cohen's d
Negative Affect Reduction 4.67 (2.39) 6.88 (1.98) <.001 −1.01
Stimulation/State Enhancement 3.18 (2.43) 4.10 (2.72) <.001 −.36
Health Risks 3.52 (2.71) 8.11 (1.58) <.001 −2.07
Taste/Sensorimotor Manipulation 4.59 (2.47) 6.31 (2.26) <.001 −.73
Social Facilitation 3.28 (2.29) 4.01 (2.28) <.001 −.32
Weight Control 2.76 (2.30) 3.96 (2.68) <.001 −.48
Craving/Addiction 5.23 (2.48) 7.10 (2.00) <.001 −.83
Negative Physical Feelings 2.62 (2.23) 3.30 (2.53) <.001 −.29
Boredom Reduction 4.65 (2.58) 6.26 (2.45) <.001 −.64
Negative Social Impression 3.12 (2.20) 4.44 (2.30) <.001 −.59

Note. N =958. Possible range of BSCQ-A is 0-9, with greater scores representing stronger expectancies. Cohen's d values of .2, .5. and ≥ .8 correspond to small, medium, and large effects, respectively.