Desenvolvimento de um teste para avaliação do estado emocional dos fumantes

Abstract

(TEF). TEF scores of this initial group and of an additional sample of smokers (n=102; age= 52.6; women= 63) were submitted to psychometric analyses and validation tests. Results: TEF showed a consistent structure of two factors, Anxiety/Depression and Attachment to Cigarettes. TEF scores showed significant correlations with TDNF (r=0.418), number of smoked cigarettes (r=0.299), time to urge for a new cigarette (r=-0.441) and pleasure of smoking (r=0.346). The internal consistency of TEF was higher than that of FTND scores (Cronbach's alpha: respectively 0.712 and 0.542). The test-retest reliability of TEF was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient=0.944). TEF scores higher than 4 could distinguish smokers from nonsmokers with sensitivity of 87.3% and specificity of 92.7%. In conclusion, TEF is a simple instrument that gives an estimative of smoking-related emotional status and may define a new valuable construct of tobacco addiction. TEF has the potential to become a useful tool in smoking cessation interventions.