The Yale Craving Scale: Development and psychometric properties.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The current study presents a psychometric evaluation of the Yale Craving Scale (YCS), a novel measure of craving for cigarettes and alcohol, respectively. The YCS is the first craving measure to use a generalized Labeled Magnitude Scale (gLMS) as the scoring format, which facilitates between-group comparisons of subjective craving and eliminates ceiling effects by assessing the full range of imaginable sensation intensities.

Methods

Psychometric evaluations of the YCS for use with cigarettes (YCS Smoking) and alcohol (YCS Drinking) included assessments of latent factor structure, internal consistency, ceiling effects, and test-criterion relationships. Study samples included 493 treatment-seeking smokers and 213 heavy drinkers.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Rojewski AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4834029 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature