Use of a Brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire for Adults (SCQ-A) in African American Smokers
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2004
Abstract
Purposes of the present study were to (a) examine psychometric properties of a brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire-Adult (SCQ-A; A. L. Copeland, T. H. Brandon, & E. P. Quinn, 1995) among an African American sample and (b) explore differences in smoking expectancies across levels of smoking-nicotine dependence. Four hundred eighty-four smokers attending an urban health clinic completed the brief SCQ-A. Maximum likelihood factor extraction with a varimax rotation specifying 9 factors replicated 9 factors of the original SCQ-A. Evidence for the brief SCQ-A's reliability and validity was found. Heavier and/or more dependent smokers had significantly higher scores than lighter and/or less dependent smokers on positive expectancies SCQ-A subscales. Results suggest the brief SCQ-A may be a useful alternative to the full scale SCQ-A. Results also provide evidence for the SCQ-A's validity with African American smokers.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
First Page
74
Last Page
77
Recommended Citation
Jeffries, S., Catley, D., Okuyemi, K., Nazir, N., McCarter, K., Grobe, J., & Ahluwalia, J. (2004). Use of a Brief Smoking Consequences Questionnaire for Adults (SCQ-A) in African American Smokers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18 (1), 74-77. https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-164X.18.1.74
