Assessing tobacco dependence: a guide to measure evaluation and selection
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Tobacco dependence is a key construct in tobacco research. This paper describes a construct validation approach to dependence assessment and describes key conceptual and psychometric criteria on which to evaluate putative measures of dependence. Five current dependence scales-the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence; the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.); the Cigarette Dependence Scale; the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale; and the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives-are examined with respect to these critical dimensions. Recommendations are made regarding the use of each measure.
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The release of various neurotransmitters leads to the arousal, mood modulation, performance enhancement, analgesic and weight loss effects associated with tobacco use.
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- Authors
- Piper, M., McCarthy, D., & Baker, T.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Corresponding author
- Piper, Megan
- Venue
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-06-01
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 339-351
- ISSN
- 1462-2203 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-994X
- OpenAlex
- W2166935591
- Cited by
- 201
- References
- 71
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- FWCI
- 1.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Nicotine & Tobacco Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Curtin University of Technology
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA19706, P50DA019706)
- National Cancer Institute (CA84724, P50CA084724)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Keywords
- tobacco dependence, construct validation, psychometric assessment, Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, scale selection
- MeSH terms
- Humans, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires, Smoking, Tobacco Use Disorder, Reproducibility of Results, Smoking Cessation, Benchmarking, International Classification of Diseases, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
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