Zhang Lingyun, Chen Hao, Mao Yimeng, Zheng Shichen, Zheng Pinpin
School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Front Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 20;14:1044929. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1044929. eCollection 2023.
The goal of this study was to simplify the smoking rationalization belief (SRB) scale among Chinese male smokers and provide a convenient measuring tool with good reliability and validity to promote the assessment and further intervention of SRB among smokers.
Through purposive sampling, a questionnaire survey was conducted among adult male smokers in three districts in Shanghai, and 1,307 valid questionnaires were collected. Exploratory factor analysis was used to analyze the simplified scale, and Pearson correlation analysis, multiple linear regression, and Cronbach's α were used to test the reliability and validity of the simplified scale.
The SRB scale was simplified from 26 items to 8 items and had good overall reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.757). There was a strong correlation between the simplified scale and the original scale ( < 0.001, = 0.911), and the scores of SRB measured by the two scales were both negatively associated with a willingness to quit smoking ( < 0.001), which reflected the practical effectiveness of the simplified version.
The simplified version of the SRB scale showed good reliability and validity among Chinese smokers, which facilitates smoking cessation-related research and practice.
本研究旨在简化中国男性吸烟者的吸烟合理化信念(SRB)量表,并提供一种方便且具有良好信效度的测量工具,以促进对吸烟者SRB的评估及进一步干预。
通过立意抽样,对上海三个区的成年男性吸烟者进行问卷调查,共收集到1307份有效问卷。采用探索性因子分析对简化后的量表进行分析,并运用Pearson相关分析、多元线性回归和Cronbach's α系数检验简化后量表的信效度。
SRB量表从26个条目简化为8个条目,整体信度良好(Cronbach's α = 0.757)。简化后的量表与原量表之间存在强相关性(< 0.001, = 0.911),且两种量表测得的SRB得分均与戒烟意愿呈负相关(< 0.001),这反映了简化版的实际有效性。
SRB量表简化版在中国吸烟者中显示出良好的信效度,有助于戒烟相关研究和实践。