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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Health. 2017 Apr 7;33(2):213–234. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2017.1310864

Table 4.

Correlations between variables used in structural equation models.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
1. Text-only vs. low- emotion warnings 1.00
2. Text-only vs. high- emotion warnings 0.50** 1.00
3. Emotional reaction −0.07* 0.15** 1.00
4. Warning consideration −0.04 0.03 0.49** 1.00
5. Risk perceptions −0.03 0.00 0.28** 0.21** 1.00
6. Smoking-myth Endorsement 0.05 0.04 0.01 0.17** −0.17** 1.00
7. Cigarettes more dangerous than smokeless tobacco 0.04 0.06* −0.08* −0.16** −0.17** −0.16** 1.00
8. Cigarettes more dangerous than electronic cigarettes 0.08* 0.03 −0.14** −0.20** −0.11** −0.19** 0.45** 1.00
9. Quit intentions 0.01 0.03 0.37** 0.36** 0.24** 0.00 −0.12** −0.04 1.00

Note:

*

p < .05;

**

p < .001;

Emotional reaction, Risk perceptions, Smoking myths, and Quit intentions are averages of standardized responses to each measure. Higher values indicate more emotional reaction, higher risk perceptions, greater endorsement of smoking myths, and higher quit intentions.