TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and psychometric testing of four scales to measure perceptions and family influences on parental smoking in Taiwan
AU - Chen, Yu Ting
AU - Liao, Yuan Mei
AU - Chen, Ping Ling
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014/10/2
Y1 - 2014/10/2
N2 - We developed and psychometrically tested four scales for measuring the perceptions of parental smokers and family members influences on smoking behavior in the presence of children in Taiwan. Data were collected from 309 parental smokers with school-aged children. The results of factor analysis revealed two to three factors within each scale, and the reliability was between 0.63 and 0.91, based on Cronbachs alpha. Our findings provide preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the scales. The collective application of the scales is comprehensive that may constitute a feasible approach for preventing parental smoking.
AB - We developed and psychometrically tested four scales for measuring the perceptions of parental smokers and family members influences on smoking behavior in the presence of children in Taiwan. Data were collected from 309 parental smokers with school-aged children. The results of factor analysis revealed two to three factors within each scale, and the reliability was between 0.63 and 0.91, based on Cronbachs alpha. Our findings provide preliminary support for the reliability and validity of the scales. The collective application of the scales is comprehensive that may constitute a feasible approach for preventing parental smoking.
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U2 - 10.1080/02739615.2013.865185
DO - 10.1080/02739615.2013.865185
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84904356825
SN - 0273-9615
VL - 43
SP - 308
EP - 326
JO - Children's Health Care
JF - Children's Health Care
IS - 4
ER -