Table 3.

Smoking Motives (Mean ± Standard Error) by Current Use of Hormonal Contraceptives (n=446)

	NC-F (n=62)	NC-L (n=29)	HC-C (n=227)	HC-LA (n=128)	p-value*
mCEQ
Smoking Satisfaction	4.7±0.2L,C,LA	3.6±0.3F,C	4.2±0.1F,L	4.1±0.1F	0.003
Psychological Reward	4.4±0.2L	3.6±0.3F,C	4.4±0.1L,LA	4.0±0.1C	0.004
Aversion	2.7±0.2	2.1±0.2	2.6±0.1LA	2.3±0.1C	0.057
Enjoyment of Respiratory Tract Sensations	4.3±0.2L,C,LA	3.1±0.3F	3.7±0.1F	3.5±0.2F	0.006
Craving Reduction	5.1±0.2L	4.3±0.3F,C	5.0±0.1L	4.8±0.2	0.148
WISDM
Affiliative Attachment	2.8±0.2L	1.7±0.3F,C,LA	2.6±0.1L	2.4±0.1L	0.014
Affective Enhancement	4.8±0.2L	3.6±0.3F,C,LA	4.6±0.1L	4.5±0.2 L	0.010
Automaticity	3.7±0.2L	2.4±0.3F,C,LA	3.8±0.1L	3.6±0.2L	0.002
Loss of Control	3.5±0.2L	2.3±0.3F,C,LA	3.3±0.1L	3.1±0.2L	0.007
Cognitive Enhancement	4.8±0.2L	3.2±0.3F,C,LA	4.4±0.1L	4.2±0.2F	0.001
Craving	4.1±0.2L	3.0±0.3F,C,LA	4.1±0.1L	3.8±0.2	0.009
Cue Exposure/Associative Processes	4.9±0.2 L	3.9±0.3F,C,LA	4.6±0.1	4.6±0.1	0.043
Social/Environmental Goads	4.5±0.2	4.4±0.3	4.6±0.1	4.3±0.2	0.596
Taste	5.0±0.2L,C	3.8±0.3F,C,LA	4.5±0.1F,L	4.6±0.2 L	0.011
Tolerance	3.4±0.2L	2.4±0.3F,C,LA	3.2±0.1L	3.1±0.2 L	0.051
Weight Control	3.9±0.2	2.6±0.3C	3.4±0.1	3.1±0.2	0.142
Primary Dependence	3.7±0.2 L	2.5±0.3F,C,LA	3.6±0.1L	3.4±0.1L	0.002
Total Score	4.1±0.2L	3.1±0.2F,C,LA	3.9±0.1 L	3.8±0.1F,L	0.001

^*Adjusted for work status (employed vs. student vs. other).

NC-F=Natural Cycle - Follicular Phase; NC-L=Natural Cycle -Luteal Phase, HC-C=Hormonal Contraceptive-Cyclical; HC-LA=Hormonal Contraceptive-Long-Acting

mCEQ= Modified Cigarette Evaluation Questionnaire ²⁶; WISDM= Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives ^27,32

^Fp<0.05 compared to the “NC-F” group in pairwise comparisons

^Lp<0.05 compared to the “NC-L” group in pairwise comparisons

^Cp<0.05 compared to the “HC-C” group in pairwise comparisons

^LAp<0.05 compared to the “HC-LA” group in pairwise comparisons