Indicators of tobacco dependence among youth: Findings from Wave 1 (2013-2014) of the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) Study.
David R StrongAllison M GlasserEric LeasJohn P PierceDavid AbramsMary HwyrnaAndrew HylandMike CummingsDorothy K HatsukamiGeoff FongTara Elton-MarshallEva SharmaKathryn EdwardsCassandra StantonMichael D SawdeyCarolina RamôaMarushka L SilveiraHeather L KimmelRaymond NiauraPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2023)
A measure of tobacco dependence (TD) has been established previously among adults to compare TD across tobacco products. This study established the validity of a similar, cross-product measure of TD among youth. Findings suggest a single latent TD construct underlying this measure, concurrent validity of the scale with product use frequency across different types of tobacco users, and a subset of common items that can be used to compare TD between youth and adults who use tobacco.