Assessing tobacco dependence: a guide to measure evaluation and selection. |
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| Authors: | Megan E Piper Danielle E McCarthy Timothy B Baker |
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| Affiliation: | Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, University of Wisconsin Medical School and Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53711, USA. mep@ctri.medicine.wisc.edu |
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| Abstract: | 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 Fagerstr?m 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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