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Huey-Shys Chen, PhD, CHES, RN, School of Nursing, University of Central Florida, 4000 Central Florida Blvd. HPA 228, PO Box 162210, Orlando, FL 32816-2210, 407-8232863, chuey@mail.ucf.edu and Jiunn-Jye Sheu, MSPH, PhD, CHES, Department of Health Education and Behavior, University of Florida, FLG 5, Stadium Road, PO Box 118210, Gainesville, FL 32611-8210.
The purpose of this study is to present work undertaken to ensure accuracy and equivalence of newly translated instruments to be used in a study of Taiwanese adolescents' smoking acquisition behaviors and the results of psychometric testing of these instruments. The first phase in a study of smoking behaviors of 11- to 14-year-old Taiwanese adolescents was designed to ensure the reliability and validity of newly translated instruments. The stages of tobacco acquisition questionnaire (STAQ) and the decisional balance scale (DBS) were translated into Chinese then back translated into English. The DBS was adapted based on input from a focus group with young adolescents, review by a panel of experts and lay persons, and pilot testing. The next step consisted of administering the instruments to 401 children (ages 11 to 14 years) for psychometric testing. Factor analysis yielded three components for the STAQ accounting for 57.8% of the total variance with alphas of the subscales ranging from .85 to .92. The DBS had two components, accounting for 59.3% of the total variance, with alphas of .87 and .90 for the subscales. The psychometric test results suggest the Chinese versions of the STAQ and DBS scales are valid and internally consistent. These are useful tools for studying smoking acquisition behaviors among Taiwanese adolescents as young as 11 years of age.
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Keywords: Adolescents, International, Smoking
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.