Table 2.
Perceived Risks and Benefits of Quitting Smoking by Gender.
| Variable | Men M (SD) |
Women M (SD) |
Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived Risk subscalesa | |||
| Weight Gain | 3.8 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.5) | p = 0.623 |
| Negative Affect | 3.1 (1.6) | 4.2 (1.5) | p = 0.001 |
| Attention | 2.7 (1.6) | 3.4 (1.7) | p = 0.077 |
| Social Ostracism | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.6 (1.7) | p = 0.440 |
| Loss of Enjoyment | 3.2 (1.9) | 3.6 (1.8) | p = 0.365 |
| Cravings | 3.8 (1.6) | 4.2 (1.5) | p = 0.158 |
| Overall Perceived Risksb | 3.2 (1.0) | 3.9 (1.2) | p = 0.008 |
| Mdn (IQR) | Mdn (IQR) | ||
| Perceived Benefit subscalesa | |||
| Health | 5.2 (4.4–6.0) | 5.4 (4.6–6.0) | p = 0.629 |
| General Well-Being | 4.9 (3.8–5.8) | 5.3 (4.0–6.0) | p = 0.362 |
| Self-Esteem | 5.0 (4.1–5.5) | 4.9 (4.3–5.8) | p = 0.933 |
| Finances | 5.5 (4.0–6.0) | 6.0 (5.0–6.0) | p = 0.137 |
| Physical Appeal | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | 5.0 (4.0–6.0) | p = 0.952 |
| Social Approval | 4.9 (4.0–5.5) | 4.5 (3.0–5.8) | p = 0.999 |
| Overall Perceived Benefitsc | 4.9 (4.5–5.5) | 5.3 (4.6–5.7) | p = 0.298 |
Key: IQR, interquartile range; M, mean; Mdn, median; SD, standard deviation
Note. Subtest p-values are Bonferroni corrected.
a
measured using the Perceived Risks and Benefits Questionnaire (McKee et al., 2005), range=1=7
b
mean of the 18 items measuring perceived risks of quitting
c
mean of the 22 items measuring perceived benefits of quitting