Psychometric properties of the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM-68): a replication and extension.

ABSTRACT: Introduction The Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM-68), a relatively new measure, assesses nicotine dependence in terms of distinct motivations for smoking. We examined psychometric properties of the WISDM-68 in a population-based sample that is on average older and includes heavier smokers than the original sample used for the validation of the instrument. Methods Participants were adult regular smokers (N = 431) who were offspring of pregnant women enrolled in the New England sites of the National Collaborative Perinatal Project (1959-1966). We examined the internal consistency of the WISDM-68's 13 subscales, replicated and extended the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) by Piper et al., assessed the interdependence of the subscales, examined the association betwee

SUBMITTER: Shenassa ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6281058 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature