Linking measures of adolescent nicotine dependence to a common latent continuum

Strong, David R.; Kahler, Christopher W.; Colby, Suzanne M.; Griesler, Pamela C.

doi:10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2008.09.001

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“…Consistent with past research (Strong et al, 2007(Strong et al, , 2009, we found that symptoms based on the DSM-IV most precisely measure nicotine dependence for both nondaily and daily smokers with moderate to high scores on the dependence construct. Overall, nondaily smokers had lower scores on the dependence construct but displayed considerable variability.…”

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“…This study provides justification for including DSM-IV symptoms in a measure that encompasses a wide range of symptoms tapping different aspects of smoking among novice adolescent smokers. IRT analysis does not specifically identify systematic differences in symptom endorsement patterns among these groups; however, this study provides support for a measurement approach that combines symptoms from different measures of nicotine dependence (Strong et al, 2009) and considers symptom variability as a way to improve our ability to measure this construct.…”

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confidence: 79%

“…Muthen & Lehman, 1985) after controlling for age, gender, quantity smoked, and length of smoking exposure. Based on mounting evidence for a single primary nicotine dependence construct underlying symptoms (Courvoisier & Etter, 2008;Strong et al, 2009) and a preliminary exploratory factor analysis indicating that the majority of the common variance in the DSM-IV symptoms in the current sample was explained by a single factor (eigenvalues for first and second factors = 4.52 and 0.80, respectively; 64.6% of variance explained by the first factor), we assumed a single latent nicotine dependence construct.…”

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“…Improved self-report measures of an underlying nicotine dependence construct in recent-onset smokers might also include symptoms from other measures that are better suited for measuring lower to moderate levels of the dependence construct to ensure that the full continuum of dependence severity is represented. Recent research suggests that some symptoms from the Nicotine Dependence Syndrome Scale (Shiffman, Waters, & Hickcox, 2004) may be well suited for tapping lower levels of dependence (Strong et al, 2009).…”

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“…Overall, these studies also suggest that DSM-IV symptoms are best at measuring dependence among individuals with higher levels of nicotine dependence. More recently, DSM-IV symptoms have been found to be related to an underlying continuum of nicotine dependence, suggesting that a categorical definition of dependence may ignore the underlying heterogeneity of nicotine dependence (Strong, Kahler, Colby, Griesler, & Kandel, 2009). …”

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DSM-IV nicotine dependence symptom characteristics for recent-onset smokers

Rose

Dierker

2010

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Introduction: This study evaluated how well DSM-IV nicotine dependence symptoms measure an underlying dependence construct for recent-onset daily and nondaily smokers.Methods: Based on a nationally representative sample of 2,758 recent-onset adolescent smokers from the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health, we used multiple group item response theory analysis to assess 7 symptoms representing DSM-IV diagnostic features of nicotine dependence. Results:After controlling for age, gender, current smoking quantity, and length of smoking exposure, all 7 DSM-IV symptoms were invariant across nondaily and daily smokers and discriminated well among levels of the nicotine dependence construct. Symptoms most likely to be endorsed at lower levels of the dependence construct included spending more time getting, using, or getting over the effects of smoking and wanting or trying to stop or cut down. Symptoms most likely to be endorsed only at higher levels of the construct included giving up important activities and emotional/psychological and health problems related to smoking. DSM-IV symptoms were most precise for moderately high levels of the dependence construct and less precise for lower levels for both nondaily and daily smokers.Discussion: DSM-IV nicotine dependence symptoms appear to have desirable psychometric properties for measuring a nicotine dependence construct among recent-onset adolescent smokers at both daily and nondaily levels, providing justification for the use of these symptoms in a measure that aims to evaluate the full continuum of nicotine dependence severity in this population.

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confidence: 79%

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confidence: 99%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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DSM-IV nicotine dependence symptom characteristics for recent-onset smokers

Rose

Dierker

2010

Nicotine & Tobacco Research

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Nicotine Dependence

David

McClure

Swan

2012

Handbook of Psychology, Second Edition

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Are Symptom Features of Depression During Pregnancy, the Postpartum Period and Outside the Peripartum Period Distinct? Results From a Nationally Representative Sample Using Item Response Theory (Irt)

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Background Whether there are systematic differences in depression symptom expression during pregnancy, the postpartum period and outside these periods (i.e., outside the peripartum period) remains debated. The aim of this study was to use methods based on item response theory (IRT) to examine, after equating for depression severity, differences in the likelihood of reporting DSM-IV symptoms of major depressive episode (MDE) in women of childbearing age (i.e., aged 18-50) during pregnancy, the postpartum period and outside the peripartum period. Method We conducted these analyses using a large, nationally representative sample of women of childbearing age from the USA (n = 11,256) who participated in the second wave of the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC). Results The overall 12-month prevalence of all depressive criteria (except for worthlessness/guilt) was significantly lower in pregnant women than in women of childbearing age outside the peripartum period, whereas the prevalence of all symptoms (except for “psychomotor symptoms”) were not significantly different between the postpartum and the non-peripartum group. There were no clinically significant differences in the endorsement rates of symptoms of MDE by pregnancy status when equating for levels of depression severity. Conclusions This study suggests that the clinical presentation of depressive symptoms in women of childbearing age does not differ during pregnancy, the postpartum period and outside the peripartum period. These findings do not provide psychometric support for the inclusion of the peripartum onset specifier for major depressive disorder in the DSM-5.

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Linking measures of adolescent nicotine dependence to a common latent continuum

Abstract: Using the theoretical model of Nicotine Dependence (ND) operationalized within the Diagnostic and

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DSM-IV nicotine dependence symptom characteristics for recent-onset smokers

DSM-IV nicotine dependence symptom characteristics for recent-onset smokers

Nicotine Dependence

Are Symptom Features of Depression During Pregnancy, the Postpartum Period and Outside the Peripartum Period Distinct? Results From a Nationally Representative Sample Using Item Response Theory (Irt)

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