Validity of the 12-item French version of the Tobacco Craving Questionnaire in treatment-seeking smokers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The French version of the Tobacco Craving Questionnaire (FTCQ) is a valid and reliable 47-item self-report instrument that assesses tobacco craving in four factors: emotionality, expectancy, compulsivity, and purposefulness. For use in research and clinical settings, we constructed a 12-item version of the FTCQ (FTCQ-12).

Method

The FTCQ-12 was administered to treatment-seeking French smokers (n = 310) enrolled in the Adjustment of DOses of NIcotine in Smoking Cessation (ADONIS) trial. We conducted confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and examined congruence in factor loadings between the FTCQ and FTCQ-12 to determine the validity and reliability of the FTCQ-12. Measures of tobacco craving, withdrawal, smoking patterns, and smoking history were included to explore

SUBMITTER: Berlin I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2902858 | biostudies-literature | 2010 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature