title: Use of the fagerstrom tolerance questionnaire for measuring nicotine dependence among adolescent smokers in China: a pilot test.
abstract: The validity of the Prokhorov adolescent version of the Fagerstrom Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) has not been demonstrated in assessing nicotine dependence among Chinese adolescents in China. Data for 48 tenth-grader 30-day smokers in Wuhan, China (ages 16-17 years), were analyzed. Two different item scoring protocols were used, and self-reports of smoking were validated with saliva cotinine. When items were scored using Protocol A, Cronbach's alphas were .42 and .63 for the 7-item and the 4-item scales, respectively; while using Protocol B, the alphas were .67 and .79 for the 7-item and 4-item scales, respectively. The total FTQ scores were significantly associated with self-reported smoking and saliva cotinine levels. These results support the reliability and validity of the Prokhorov FTQ.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Research, University of Southern California, USA. jim_chen@abtassoc.com
authors.forename: Xinguang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Sussman
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Steve
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gong
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stacy
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Xia
authors.forename: Peggy
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gallaher
authors.forename: Clyde
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dent
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azen
authors.forename: Jianguo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shan
authors.forename: Jennifer B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Unger
authors.forename: Carl Anderson
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002681:China; D003367:Cotinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014029:Tobacco Use Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D003367:Cotinine