Table 3.

Means and standard deviations of measured variables in each message condition.

Variables	Control condition (n = 48)	Gain message condition (n = 46)		Non-loss message condition (n = 49)		Non-gain message condition (n = 46)		Loss message condition (n = 47)		Total (N = 237)
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Time 1
Cognitive attitude toward physical activity	6.30	0.70	6.39	0.71	6.16	0.92	6.27	0.96	6.16	1.22	6.26	0.92
Affective attitude toward physical activity	4.19	1.20	4.34	1.29	4.29	1.32	4.40	1.27	4.28	1.30	4.30	1.26
Positive anticipated affective reactions	4.89	0.87	5.00	1.09	4.77	1.06	5.01	0.88	5.03	1.02	4.94	0.97
Negative anticipated affective reactions	3.86	1.10	3.50	1.20	3.60	1.19	3.67	1.23	3.82	1.22	3.69	1.19
Frequency of physical activity	3.64	1.13	3.78	1.13	3.59	1.15	3.72	1.06	3.59	1.13	3.67	1.12
Intention	4.14	1.67	4.68	1.87	4.31	1.67	4.78	1.50	4.18	1.71	4.41	1.69
Time 2
Systematic processing	-	-	49.96	1.13	4.93	1.17	4.63	1.13	4.76	1.21	4.82	1.16
Message trust	-	-	5.58	1.04	5.54	1.04	5.41	0.89	5.47	1.09	5.50	1.02
Message involvement	-	-	4.81	1.18	4.74	1.17	4.54	1.34	4.38	1.43	4.62	1.29
Messgae-induced anger	-	-	1.44	0.61	1.77	0.86	1.90	1.06	2.01	0.88	1.79	0.89
Messgae-induced fear	-	-	1.30	0.62	1.43	0.57	1.61	0.65	1.84	0.79	1.55	0.69
Messgae-induced anxiety	-	-	2.91	0.97	1.70	0.58	1.80	0.71	2.09	0.85	1.78	0.72
Messgae-induced hope	-	-	3.02	0.90	2.49	0.95	2.50	0.79	2.27	0.82	2.54	0.91
Messgae-induced calm	-	-	6.45	0.68	2.89	0.84	2.83	0.85	2.46	0.98	2.80	0.91
Cognitive attitude toward physical activity	6.28	1.00	4.98	1.15	6.22	0.89	6.35	0.67	6.28	0.96	6.31	0.085
Affective attitude toward physical activity	4.38	1.30	6.16	0.92	4.62	1.26	4.88	1.16	4.37	1.34	4.64	1.26
Frequency of physical activity	3.81	1.62	4.29	1.32	3.86	1.96	4.00	2.15	3.96	1.72	3.98	1.91
Future intention	4.56	1.68	5.16	1.41	4.83	1.53	4.83	1.67	4.28	1.78	4.64	1.64

M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation.