A smoker identity measure for experimental, intermittent, and daily college student smokers

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-62

  Tracy, Josie J ^a,c   Lombardo, Thomas W ^b   Bentley, John P ^c  

^a PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Psychology ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cigarette smoking; College students; Experimental smokers; Light and intermittent smokers; Prevention research; Psychometrics; Scale development; Smoker identity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; YOUNG ADULT;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866488842     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4278/ajhp.110401-QUAN-146     Document Type: Article

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