Table 2.
Mean value, SD, and Spearman correlation coefficient, P, of 5 smoking-related feelings.
| Parameters | Strength of craving | Emotional valence | Emotional arousal | Enjoyment of cigarettes | Difficulty of resisting | |
| Value, mean (SD) | 2.4 (0.7) | 1.6 (1.8) | −0.6 (2) | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.4 (0.7) | |
| Correlation coefficients (P value) | ||||||
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Strength of craving | N/Aa | 0.07 | −0.08 | 0.73 | 0.65 |
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P value | N/A | .64 | .61 | <.001 | <.001 |
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Emotional valence | N/A | N/A | −0.50 | 0.35 | 0.16 |
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P value | N/A | N/A | <.001 | .02 | .33 |
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Emotional arousal | N/A | N/A | N/A | −0.22 | −0.00 |
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P value | N/A | N/A | N/A | .17 | .99 |
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Enjoyment of cigarettes | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.51 |
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P value | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | <.001 |
aN/A: not applicable (duplication).