Development of a multidimensional measure of tobacco dependence in adolescence

Joy L. Johnson, Pamela A. Ratner, Rochelle S. Tucker, Joan L. Bottorff, Bruno Zumbo, Kenneth M. Prkachin, Jean Shoveller

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Résumé

The objective of this research was to develop a multidimensional measure of tobacco dependence, sensitive to signs of incipient dependence and relevant to adolescents. A cross-sectional survey was conducted of students attending randomly selected high schools in two regions of British Columbia, Canada. Of the 3280 adolescents who completed the survey, 17% (n=562) indicated that they had smoked at least once in the month preceding the survey and were classified as "smokers." Ninety-one percent of the smokers (n=513) completed all or most of the items and comprised the sample for the analysis. The survey included a number of items related to smoking status and nicotine dependence, including the newly developed Dimensions of Tobacco-Dependence Scale (DTDS), a 54-item multidimensional measure of tobacco dependence. Exploratory factor analyses using MINRES was used to examine the dimensions of the DTDS. The measure was found to include four dimensions: social reinforcement, emotional reinforcement, sensory reinforcement, and physical reinforcement. All subscales had adequate reliability (Cronbach's α coefficients >.70).

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)501-515
Nombre de pages15
JournalAddictive Behaviors
Volume30
Numéro de publication3
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - mars 2005
Publié à l'externeOui

Note bibliographique

Funding Information:
This grant was supported by a grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and the British Columbia Medical Services Foundation. Drs. Johnson, Ratner, and Bottorff are supported by career awards from the CIHR. Dr. Shoveller is supported by the National Cancer Institute of Canada and the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Toxicology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Johnson, J. L., Ratner, P. A., Tucker, R. S., Bottorff, J. L., Zumbo, B., Prkachin, K. M., & Shoveller, J. (2005). Development of a multidimensional measure of tobacco dependence in adolescence. Addictive Behaviors, 30(3), 501-515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.07.006