scholarly journals Reasons for Nondaily Smoking among Young Adults: Scale Development and Validation

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla J. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Average Score ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Southeastern Us ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Nondaily Smoking

Introduction: Given the increased rates of nondaily smoking and the lack of validated measures to assess factors related to nondaily smoking, we aimed to develop a measure of reasons for nondaily smoking among young adults. Specifically, we developed a scale assessing reasons or triggers for nondaily smoking and examined its reliability, factor structure, and concurrent validity. Methods: We administered an online survey to 2,000 students at six colleges in the Southeastern US, and 718 (35.9%) returned a completed survey. The current analyses focused on the 95 participants who reported nondaily smoking (i.e., smoking between 1 and 29 days of the past 30 days). In addition to the items created for scale development, measures included socio-demographics, other measures of motivation and confidence/self-efficacy, past smoking/quitting history, readiness to quit, and other psychosocial factors related to smoking. Results: The 19-item Reasons for Nondaily Smoking Scale (RNS) demonstrated an average score of 45.36 (SD = 15.55) and internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.79). Factor analysis of the items extracted four factors which accounted for 57.4% of score variance: Social influences; Enhancing buzzes and positive affect; Negative affect regulation; and Lack of concern of addiction. Concurrent and discriminant validity were documented. Conclusions: Developing validated measures designed to assess factors associated with nondaily smoking will enhance our ability to address this growing public health concern. The development and validation of the RNS for young adults may be critical in informing our intervention strategies and potentially for effecting or predicting cessation among young adult nondaily smokers.

scholarly journals Nondaily Smoking Cessation Motivation for Young Adults: Scale Development and Validation

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-105
Author(s):  
Carla J. Berg
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Cessation ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Reliability Factor ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Southeastern Us ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Nondaily Smoking

Introduction: Nondaily smoking is a growing public health concern, particularly among young adults. Given the lack of existing measures for assessing factors associated with this smoking pattern, the present study aims to develop a measure of motivation to quit among young adult nondaily smokers. Specifically, we developed a scale assessing motivation for nondaily smoking cessation, and examined its reliability, factor structure, and concurrent validity.Methods: We administered an online survey to 2,000 students at six colleges in the Southeastern US, and 718 (35.9%) returned a completed survey. The current analyses focused on the 95 participants who reported nondaily smoking (i.e., smoking between 1 and 29 days of the past 30 days). In addition to the items created for scale development, measures included sociodemographics, other measures of motivation and confidence/self-efficacy, past smoking/quitting history, readiness to quit, and perceived harm.Results: The 13-item Nondaily Smoking Cessation Motivation Questionnaire (NSCM) had an average score of 56.95 (SD = 24.33) and high internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha of 0.94). Factor analysis using principal components extraction with varimax rotation extracted three factors accounting for 76.8% of the variance: Controlled motivation, Autonomous motivation, and Amotivation. Concurrent and discriminant validity were documented.Conclusions: This study provided information about the development and validation of the Nondaily Smoking Cessation Motivation Questionnaire for young adult nondaily smokers. Given the lack of validated measures to assess factors associated with nondaily smoking, this assessment may be critical in informing our intervention strategies and potentially for predicting cessation among nondaily smokers in the young adult population.

scholarly journals Development and validation of the English version of the Moral Growth Mindset measure

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Hyemin Han ◽  
Kelsie J. Dawson ◽  
YeEun Rachel Choi ◽  
Youn-Jeng Choi ◽  
Andrea L. Glenn
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Moral Motivation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
English Version ◽  
Moral Growth ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychological Indicators ◽  
Development And Validation

Background: Moral Growth Mindset (MGM) is a belief about whether one can become a morally better person through efforts. Prior research showed that MGM is positively associated with promotion of moral motivation among adolescents and young adults. We developed and tested the English version of the MGM measure in this study with data collected from college student participants. Methods: In Study 1, we tested the reliability and validity of the MGM measure with two-wave data (N = 212, Age mean = 24.18 years, SD = 7.82 years). In Study 2, we retested the construct validity of the MGM measure once again and its association with other moral and positive psychological indicators to test its convergent and discriminant validity (N = 275, Age mean = 22.02 years, SD = 6.34 years). Results: We found that the MGM measure was reliable and valid from Study 1. In Study 2, the results indicated that the MGM was well correlated with other moral and positive psychological indicators as expected. Conclusions: We developed and validated the English version of the MGM measure in the present study. The results from studies 1 and 2 supported the reliability and validity of the MGM measure. Given these, we found that the English version of the MGM measure can well measure one’s MGM as we intended.

scholarly journals Association of electronic cigarette usage and nicotine consumption frequency of young adults in British Columbia

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adora Kwong ◽  
BCIT School of Health Sciences, Environmental Health ◽  
Dale Chen
Keyword(s):  
British Columbia ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Electronic Cigarette ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Consumption Frequency ◽  
Nicotine Consumption ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Background Electronic e-cigarette ever users has been increasing as of 2015, the most prevalent ever users being young adults aged 20-24 years old. The implication of e-cigarette ever user developing into long term users is a emerging public health concern. Methods Electronic cigarette usage frequency and nicotine consumption was measured through a self-administered online survey of young adults (n= 54). Survey was advertised through social media sites between January 2019 till February 2019. Descriptive and inferential statistic was conducted using NCSS 12 to examine the association between electronic cigarette usage and nicotine consumption. Results Among young adults aged 19 to 24 years old, the frequency of e-cigarette usage was 51% high usage, 31% no usage and 16% medium and low usage. For nicotine consumption, respondents were 25% daily, 40% no use, 18% infrequent, and 14.8% frequent. Conclusion There is an association between more frequent electronic cigarette usage and higher nicotine consumption among young adults in British Columbia. Frequency e-cigarette users were found to consumption nicotine at higher frequency then non users. Further research is needed to fully understand the extent of the relationship of if e-cigarette usage promotes daily nicotine consumption or daily nicotine consumption results in higher e-cigarette usage.  

scholarly journals Development and validation of the English version of the Moral Growth Mindset measure

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Hyemin Han ◽  
Kelsie J. Dawson ◽  
YeEun Rachel Choi ◽  
Youn-Jeng Choi ◽  
Andrea L. Glenn
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Moral Motivation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
English Version ◽  
Moral Growth ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychological Indicators ◽  
Development And Validation

Background: Moral Growth Mindset (MGM) is a belief about whether one can become a morally better person through efforts. Prior research showed that MGM is positively associated with promotion of moral motivation among adolescents and young adults. We developed and tested the English version of the MGM measure in this study with data collected from college student participants. Methods: In Study 1, we tested the reliability and validity of the MGM measure with two-wave data (N = 212, Age mean = 24.18 years, SD = 7.82 years). In Study 2, we retested the construct validity of the MGM measure once again and its association with other moral and positive psychological indicators to test its convergent and discriminant validity (N = 275, Age mean = 22.02 years, SD = 6.34 years). Results: We found that the MGM measure was reliable and valid from Study 1. In Study 2, the results indicated that the MGM was well correlated with other moral and positive psychological indicators as expected. Conclusions: We developed and validated the English version of the MGM measure in the present study. The results from studies 1 and 2 supported the reliability and validity of the MGM measure. Given this, we found that the English version of the MGM measure can measure one’s MGM as we intended.

scholarly journals Development and validation of the English version of the Moral Growth Mindset measure

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 256
Author(s):  
Hyemin Han ◽  
Kelsie J. Dawson ◽  
YeEun Rachel Choi ◽  
Youn-Jeng Choi ◽  
Andrea L. Glenn
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Moral Motivation ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Growth Mindset ◽  
English Version ◽  
Moral Growth ◽  
Convergent And Discriminant Validity ◽  
Psychological Indicators ◽  
Development And Validation

Background: Moral Growth Mindset (MGM) is a belief about whether one can become a morally better person through efforts. Prior research showed that MGM is positively associated with promotion of moral motivation among adolescents and young adults. We developed and tested the English version of the MGM measure in this study with data collected from college student participants. Methods: In Study 1, we tested the reliability and validity of the MGM measure with two-wave data (N = 212, Age mean = 24.18 years, SD = 7.82 years). In Study 2, we retested the construct validity of the MGM measure once again and its association with other moral and positive psychological indicators to test its convergent and discriminant validity (N = 275, Age mean = 22.02 years, SD = 6.34 years). Results: We found that the MGM measure was reliable and valid from Study 1. In Study 2, the results indicated that the MGM was well correlated with other moral and positive psychological indicators as expected. Conclusions: We developed and validated the English version of the MGM measure in the present study. The results from studies 1 and 2 supported the reliability and validity of the MGM measure. Given this, we found that the English version of the MGM measure can measure one’s MGM as we intended.

scholarly journals Reasons for Polytobacco Use among Young Adults: Scale Development and Validation

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (July) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Berg ◽  
Regine Haardoerfer ◽  
Gillian Schauer ◽  
Betelihem Getachew ◽  
Matt Masters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Scale Development ◽  
Scale Development And Validation ◽  
Development And Validation

scholarly journals Cyber and in-person intimate partner violence victimization: Examining maladaptive psychosocial and behavioral correlates

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa A. Melander ◽  
Alison J. Marganski
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Antisocial Behavior ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Maladaptive Behavior ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Cyber Aggression

This study examines psychological and behavioral correlates of cyber and in-person intimate partner victimization (IP-IPV; psychological, physical, and sexual violence) including strain (i.e., depression and anger), substance use, and antisocial behavior among young adults. Because intimate partner cyber aggression victimization (C-IPV) has received less research attention than IP-IPV, it is important to learn whether such victimization experiences are similar to in-person victimization experiences in terms of their associations with maladaptive functioning or whether they comprise a unique form of IPV. The study also explores strain as a potential mediator of the link between IPV victimization and maladaptive behavior. A sample of undergraduate students aged 18-25 who were in intimate relationships during the past year participated in a voluntary and anonymous online survey (n = 540). Results signaled that C-IPV and IP-IPV shared similar correlates (e.g. depression, substance use, and antisocial behavior) and C-IPV was linked with more forms of maladaptive behavior than certain types of in-person IPV victimization (e.g., sexual and physical) experiences. Results indicated partial support for the predicted mediation. Males were also at higher risk for engaging in substance use and antisocial behavior across all models. The study suggests that harmful electronic exchanges may have adverse consequences for young adults. As such, services providers and educators addressing the issue of IPV should tailor prevention and intervention strategies in a way that is inclusive of cyber aggression and considers it a public health concern.

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