The psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Criterion validity, factorial structure, and construct reliability were conducted using PRELIS 2 and LISREL 8.7 software. Two hundred and forty-five adult smokers were recrui...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 2006-12, Vol.31 (12), p.2324-2327
Main Authors: Huang, Chih-Ling, Lin, Hsi-Hui, Wang, Hsiu-Hung
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Attitudes
Biomarker
Biomarkers - analysis
Cotinine - analysis
Cultural differences
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nicotine
Nicotine dependence
Psychological tests
Psychometrics
Reproducibility of Results
Saliva - chemistry
Smoking
Surveys and Questionnaires
Taiwan
Tobacco Use Disorder - diagnosis
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Summary:This study examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). Criterion validity, factorial structure, and construct reliability were conducted using PRELIS 2 and LISREL 8.7 software. Two hundred and forty-five adult smokers were recruited from April to August 2005 in Taiwan. Because some items of the FTND are dichotomous and ordinal, biserial and polyserial correlations between the items and saliva cotinine levels were utilized. Confirmatory factor analyses (CFA) were performed to compare the relative fit of three competing models. Computation of the construct reliability was necessitated by a lack of tau-equivalence. The results demonstrated that the Chinese version has satisfactory validity and reliability. One item, “Smoke more in the morning,” had low correlations with saliva cotinine. CFA found the items of the Chinese version were best modeled as two correlated factors without a cross-loading. These findings differ from the previous research testing the English version. Studies addressing the specific features of cigarette dependence in different socio-cultural contexts are needed.
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.02.024