Table 3.
Standardized T-scores ± SD for decisional balance and temptation by stage
| TTM construct | n | Mean (SD) | 95% confidence interval | η2 | Post hoc Tukey HSD |
| Pros of smoking* | .083 | PC > C, PR | |||
| Precontemplation | 38 | 53.98 (8.96) | [50.88, 57.01] | ||
| Contemplation | 52 | 48.01 (9.48) | [45.35, 50.66] | ||
| Preparation | 21 | 47.73 (11.25) | [43.55, 51.91] | ||
| Cons of smoking | .006 | ||||
| Precontemplation | 38 | 49.18 (9.09) | [45.94, 52.41] | ||
| Contemplation | 52 | 50.01 (10.63) | [47.24, 52.77] | ||
| Preparation | 21 | 51.48 (10.27) | [47.12, 55.83] | ||
| Temptations total* | .079 | PC > PR | |||
| Precontemplation | 38 | 52.96 (8.73) | [49.85, 56.08] | ||
| Contemplation | 52 | 49.88 (10.27) | [47.22, 52.54] | ||
| Preparation | 21 | 44.94 (9.82) | [40.75, 49.12] | ||
| Negative affect | .028 | ||||
| Precontemplation | 38 | 51.83 (9.24) | [48.63, 55.02] | ||
| Contemplation | 52 | 49.86 (10.08) | [47.13, 52.60] | ||
| Preparation | 21 | 47.03 (10.83) | [42.73, 51.34] | ||
| Positive/social* | .061 | PC > PR | |||
| Precontemplation | 38 | 52.70 (9.13) | [49.56, 55.84] | ||
| Contemplation | 52 | 49.78 (10.09) | [47.10, 52.47] | ||
| Preparation | 21 | 45.65 (10.10) | [41.42, 49.88] | ||
| Habit strength** | .123 | PC, C > PR | |||
| Precontemplation | 38 | 53.55 (8.44) | [50.51, 56.59] | ||
| Contemplation | 52 | 50.01 (10.17) | [47.41, 52.61] | ||
| Preparation | 21 | 43.55 (9.32) | [39.46, 47.63] |