Table 3.

Mean Scores or Percentages for Comparative Risk Messages and Control Condition for Each Outcome for Smokers with and without Serious Psychological Distress

Outcome	SPD group	Comparative risk messages, M (SD) or %	Control condition, M (SD) or %
E-cigarette- and cigarette-related beliefs
Perceived absolute risks of e-cigarettes	SPD	4.01 (1.64)	4.46 (1.38)
	No SPD	3.64 (1.69)	3.74 (1.72)
Perceived absolute benefits of e-cigarettes	SPD	2.91 (1.91)	3.38 (2.07)
	No SPD	2.27 (1.72)	2.37 (1.65)
Perceived absolute risk of cigarettes	SPD	5.27 (1.05)	5.35 (0.77)
	No SPD	5.10 (1.10)	5.17 (1.12)
Perceived absolute benefits of cigarettes	SPD	3.08 (1.68)	3.55 (1.66)
	No SPD	2.57 (1.49)	2.67 (1.47)
Self-efficacy at posttest	SPD	5.22 (2.38)	5.19 (2.03)
	No SPD	4.86 (2.19)	5.01 (2.13)
Support for tobacco control	SPD	4.61 (1.85)	4.89 (1.66)
	No SPD	3.94 (1.85)	3.69 (1.85)
Behavioral intentions
Intentions to smoke cigarettes	SPD	3.26 (0.95)	3.54 (0.62)
	No SPD	3.36 (0.93)	3.42 (0.81)
Intentions to switch to e-cigarettes completely	SPD	5.26 (2.90)	4.81 (2.72)
	No SPD	4.24 (2.80)	3.81 (2.85)
Behavioral intentions (only current smokers)
Intentions to quit	SPD	7.07 (2.95)	6.82 (2.97)
	No SPD	6.14 (3.23)	6.36 (3.19)
Intentions to reduce the number of cigarettes	SPD	3.21 (0.79)	2.98 (0.76)
	No SPD	3.15 (0.83)	3.18 (0.85)
Intentions to seek quit help	SPD	2.49 (1.05)	2.68 (0.93)
	No SPD	2.10 (0.98)	2.20 (0.90)
Intentions to use nicotine replacement therapy	SPD	2.72 (1.03)	2.75 (0.92)
	No SPD	2.43 (1.04)	2.46 (0.98)
Perceived comparative risk	SPD	44.3% (vs. 55.7%)	22.9 (vs. 77.1)
	No SPD	49.6% (vs. 50.4%)	46.7 (vs. 53.3)
Dual use intentions
Exclusive e-cigarette use (vs. dual use intentions)	SPD	12.2% (vs. 45.3%)	4.3% (vs. 57.4%)
	No SPD	9.4% (vs. 39.0%)	8.1% (vs. 34.5%)
Cessation (vs. dual use intentions)	SPD	14.0% (vs. 45.3%)	12.8% (vs. 57.4%)
	No SPD	13.9% (vs. 39.0%)	13.5% (vs. 34.5%)

Notes.M – mean. SD – standard deviation. SPD – serious psychological distress.