Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of Dependence Measures for Exclusive Electronic Cigarette Users.
Andrea R MilstredAshley E DouglasKatelyn F RommMelissa D BlankPublished in: Nicotine & tobacco research : official journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco (2022)
The measures assessed herein - PSECDI, EDS-4, DSM-5, and GNBQ - demonstrated adequate to good reliability and construct validity among a sample of never-smoking ECIG users. The dependence domains covered across measures were related yet distinct. Findings demonstrate the need for future evaluation of these different domains to determine which are the most salient characteristics of ECIG dependence.
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