Means and SDs for functional and risk-minimising beliefs at each wave by smoking status
| Quitting status | W1 | W2 | W3 |
| Functional beliefs, mean (SD) | |||
| Continuing smokers | 3.40 (0.01)a | 3.40 (0.01)a | 3.36 (0.01)b |
| Successful quitters | 3.05 (0.06)c | 2.43 (0.06)d | 2.27 (0.07)e |
| Failed quitters | 3.06 (0.06)c | 2.50 (0.05)d | 2.93 (0.06)c |
| Risk-minimising beliefs, mean (SD) | |||
| Continuing smokers | 2.82 (0.01)f | 2.83 (0.01)f | 2.79 (0.01)g |
| Successful quitters | 2.43 (0.06)h | 2.23 (0.05)i | 2.13 (0.05)j |
| Failed quitters | 2.44 (0.07)h | 2.26 (0.07)i | 2.35 (0.07)hi |
Higher means indicate a greater endorsement of functional or risk-minimising beliefs (5-point scales). For each type of belief, elements with a common single subscript letter represent non-significantly different means, p<0.05, as determined by relevant simple effects tests.
All other elements within each belief type are significantly different from each other.