Development and validation of a scale on smoking in adults
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5377/creaciencia.v8i1.8137Keywords:
scale, reliability, validity, factorial analysis, smoking, El SalvadorAbstract
Tobacco use is one of the factors that most affect the population of developed and developing countries.
In this sense, it is necessary to build reliable measuring instruments that delve into the characteristics of smoking and that are capable of adhering to a specific social context.
Objective: To determine the level of reliability and validity of the Smoking Scale (ECT-1) applied to Salvadoran adults.
Methods: Based on 200 instruments applied (ST'J = 16.67), calculations of the Cron Bach coefficient and an exploratory factor analysis with Varimax rotation were performed.
Results: A factorial solution of two factors was obtained that explained 60.3% of the variance.
In turn, the two sub-scales (knowledge about smoking and tobacco consumption) had a high reliability coefficient.
Conclusions: The scale demonstrated a two-dimensional structure of the smoking construct "as suggested by the traditional approach to substance.
It was found that both cognitions and consumption are the fundamental criteria for the explanation of smoking.
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