The measure of stage of readiness to change: some psychometric considerations
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Research was conducted to examine the psychometric characteristics of the stage of readiness to change. The stage of readiness to change has been acknowledged as a valid independent measure of the transtheoretical model of health behavior change. A sample of 261 female smokers participated in a study to test the stability and reliability of the stage of readiness to change measure. Results suggest that the measure of stage of readiness to change has high levels of stability and reliability for the female smokers.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 1998
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Development of a brief Questionnaire of Smoking Urges-Spanish
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A brief version of the Questionnaire of Smoking Urges was developed and cross-validated for use with Spanish-speaking smokers. Negatively worded items were transformed into positively worded items, in order to avoid interpretational confounds and ambiguities associated with mixing positively and negatively worded items.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2004
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Revisiting the factor structure of the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges
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The factor structure of the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges (QSU), a commonly used assessment of cravings for cigarettes, with a sample of smokers presenting for treatment in a smoking cessation trial is assessed. Three confirmatory factor analytic models were tested.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2004
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