Abstract

LONDONO PEREZ, Constanza; RODRIGUEZ RODRIGUEZ, Ivonne  and  GANTIVA DIAZ, Carlos Andrés. Questionnaire to Classify the Level of Tobacco Consumption in Young People. Divers.: Perspect. Psicol. [online]. 2011, vol.7, n.2, pp.281-291. ISSN 1794-9998.

This study had as primary target the design and validation of one scale that allowed the classification of the consuming tobacco adolescents, according to frequency, intensity, and problems associated with the consumption, intention of cessation and the presence of signs of nicotine dependency. The sample was conformed of 448 university students, both genders in ages between 18 and 31 year old, from four educative institutions located in three cities. The advanced psychometric analysis showed that the test relies on the conditions of trustworthiness and validity that are necessary to be used in similar populations. Taking results into account, conclusions focus in the vast possibility of using the questionnaire and the benefits of a classification system of tobacco consumption not exclusively centred in the frequency and amount of smoked cigarettes.

Keywords : dependency; tobacco consumption; validity and trustworthiness.

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