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. 2017 Apr 1;3:8. doi: 10.18332/tpc/69392

Table 4.

Differences regarding social Influence and self-efficacy items; stratified by smoking behaviour.

Smokers Dual users Vapers Tukey HSD
Social Norm
My … prefer(s) me vaping electronic cigarettes instead of smoking conventional cigarettes:
Partner [mean (SD)]; n = 350 2.3 (1.1) 3.7 (1.3) 4.3 (1.2) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 **
Family [mean (SD)]; n = 442 2.6 (1.1) 3.8 (1.2) 4.4 (1.1) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Friends [mean (SD)]; n = 439 2.3 (1.0) 3.3 (1.2) 4.1 (1.1) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Colleagues [mean (SD)]; n = 346 2.3 (.9) 3.2 (1.2) 4.1 (1.0) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
My … think(s) vaping electronic cigarettes is good:
Partner [mean (SD)]; n = 356 2.7 (1.0) 3.8 (1.0) 4.5 (.9) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Family [mean (SD)]; n = 445 2.8 (.9) 3.7 (1.0) 4.4 (.8) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Friends [mean (SD)]; n = 449 2.9 (.9) 3.7 (1.0) 4.4 (.8) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Colleagues [mean (SD)]; n = 354 2.8 (.9) 3.6 (.9) 4.3 (.8) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Modelling; n= 477
My partner smokes conventional cigarettes [mean (SD)] .38 (.5) .41 (.5) .2 (.4) 3 < 1, 2 ***
How many of your …. smoke conventional cigarettes?
Family members [mean (SD)] 2.49 (1.1) 2.3 (1.0) 2.0 (.9) 3 < 1, 2 *
Friends [mean (SD)] 3.3 (1.1) 3.0 (1.2) 2.5 (1.0) 3 < 1, 2 **
Colleagues [mean (SD)] 2.4 (1.1) 2.3 (1.2) 2.0 (1.0) 3 < 1 **
My partner vapes electronic cigarettes [mean (SD)] .0 (.1) .2 (.4) .3 (.4) 1 < 2, 3 ***
How many of your …. vape electronic cigarettes?
Family members [mean (SD)] 1.2 (.4) 1.5 (.6) 1.7 (.9) 1 < 2, 3 **
Friends [mean (SD)] 1.2 (.4) 1.8 (.7) 1.9 (.8) 1 < 2, 3 ***
Colleagues [mean (SD)] 1.3 (.5) 1.5 (.7) 1.6 (.8) 1 < 2***; 2 < 3 ***
Self-efficacy; n= 477
I think I will manage not to vape when…A
N = 135 N= 83 N= 259
I am at a party [mean (SD)] 2.8 (1.3) 3.3 (1.3) 3.8 (1.3) 1 < 2*; 2 < 3 **
I drink alcohol [mean (SD)] 2.5 (1.3) 3.0 (1.4) 3.5 (1.4) 1 < 2**; 2 < 3*
I am frustrated or mad [mean (SD)] 2.3 (1.2) 2.7 (1.3) 3.2 (1.4) 1 < 2*; 2<3*
I see someone vaping [mean (SD)] 3.0 (1.2) 3.3 (1.2) 3.6 (1.3) 1 < 3***
I see someone smoke [mean (SD)] 2.8 (1.2) 3.2 (1.3) 3.8 (1.3) 1 < 2 *; 2 < 3**
I do not know how to act [mean (SD)] 2.9 (1.2) 3.5 (1.2) 3.8 (1.2) 1 < 2, 3**
I am bored [mean (SD)] 2.7 (1.2) 3.1 (1.2) 3.3 (1.3) 1 < 2, 3*
I am sad [mean (SD)] 2.6 (1.2) 2.9 (1.2) 3.2 (1.3) 1 < 3***
I am stressed or tensed [mean (SD)] 2.3 (1.1) 2.7 (1.3) 3.0 (1.3) 1 < 3***
Someone offers me an electronic cigarette [mean (SD)] 2.9 (1.1) 3.1 (1.1) 3.5 (1.2) 1, 2 < 3*
I crave for nicotine [mean (SD)] 2.4 (1.2) 2.7 (1.2) 2.8 (1.3) 1 < 3*
I get up in the morning [mean (SD)] 2.8 (1.2) 3.0 (1.3) 3.2 (1.4) 1 < 3**
I drink coffee or tea [mean (SD)] 3.1 (1.2) 3.2 (1.3) 3.4 (1.3) NS
I miss the flavour of a conventional cigarettes [mean (SD)] 2.8 (1.2) 3.0 (1.2) 3.5 (1.4) 1, 2 < 3*
I just ate [mean (SD)] 2.6 (1.3) 2.8 (1.3) 3.2 (1.3) 1, 2 < 3*
I am on break [mean (SD)] 2.5 (1.1) 3.0 (1.2) 3.0 (1.3) 1 < 2, 3*
Intention to quit
Conventional cigarettes [mean (SD)] 6.2 (2.5) 4.9 (2.3) NA 1<2***
Electronic cigarettes [mean (SD)] NA 4.4 (2.9) 3.9 (2.8) NS
A

Measured on a 5-point scale: 1 = definitely not, 5 = definitely

*

P < .05,

**

P < 0.01,

***

P < .001.