Table 5.
Participants’ Experiences Completing the Study
| Quitter | Partner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Item | Scale | M (SD) | Diff. from midpoint (t)a | M (SD) | Diff. from midpoint (t)b |
| Were you able to complete the morning reports immediately after awakening each day? | 1 (never) to 7 (always) | 5.15 (1.34) | 6.62*** | 5.00 (1.65) | 4.58*** |
| Were you able to complete the evening reports immediately before going to bed each day? | 1 (never) to 7 (always) | 5.58 (1.48) | 8.20*** | 5.46 (1.60) | 6.85*** |
| Were you able to respond to the random prompts within five minutes of receiving them? | 1 (never) to 7 (always) | 3.75 (1.42) | −1.37 | 4.00 (1.36) | 0.00 |
| Were you able to complete the slip reports immediately after you/your partner smoked? | 1 (never) to 7 (always) | 4.33 (1.99) | 1.27 | 3.38 (1.91) | −2.40* |
| Overall, how careful were you to read the questions before you responded? | 1 (not at all) to 7 (extremely) | 5.49 (1.25) | 9.16*** | 5.28 (1.08) | 8.94*** |
| Overall, how often did you find yourself rushing through the reports? | 1 (never) to 7 (always) | 3.02 (1.22) | −6.17*** | 3.16 (1.28) | −4.97*** |
| How often did you discuss your responses with your partner? | 1 (never) to 7 (always) | 2.83 (1.28) | −7.04*** | 2.63 (1.33) | −7.76*** |
| How much did completing the reports enter into your daily conversations with your partner? | 1 (not at all) to 7 (all the time) | 3.69 (1.29) | −1.82+ | 3.18 (1.18) | −5.27*** |
The columns for Diff. from midpoint contain the t-scores for a one-sample t-test comparing the mean to the midpoint of the scale. M = mean; SD = standard deviation; Diff. = difference.
a df = 58.
b df = 56.
+ p < .10, *p < .05, ***p < .001.