TY - JOUR
T1 - Development and psychometric validation of a novel measure of sensory expectancies associated with E-cigarette use
AU - Morean, Meghan E.
AU - Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra
AU - Sussman, Steve
AU - Foulds, Jonathan
AU - Fishbein, Howard
AU - Grana, Rachel
AU - Halpern-Felsher, Bonnie
AU - Kim, Hyoshin
AU - Weaver, Scott R.
AU - O'Malley, Stephanie S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Research reported in this publication was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products (CTP; Yale TCORS P50DA036151; Penn State TCORS P50DA036107; GSU TCORS P50DA036128; UMD/Battelle P50CA180523), the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Evaluation and Coordination of Training and Research in Tobacco Regulatory Science (CECTR) Coordinating Center Award (Westat U54CA189222 ), and the National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration Center for Tobacco Products (CTP; 1P50CA180890 ). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH or the Food and Drug Administration.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018
PY - 2019/4
Y1 - 2019/4
N2 - Introduction: E-cigarette dependence measures largely focus on e-cigarette use (“vaping”) that is linked to nicotine use, and measures assessing sensory aspects of vaping that may influence use (e.g., taste) are limited in scope. Thus, we developed the novel Sensory E-cigarette Expectancies Scale (SEES). Methods: In Summer 2017, 610 adult e-cigarette users (48.7% male, 84.9% White, 37.41[±12.15] years old) completed an online survey that included 23 SEES items. Psychometric analyses included evaluating latent structure, internal consistency, measurement invariance, mean differences, and test-criterion relationships. Results: Factor analyses supported a 9-item, 3-subscale structure (taste/smell, pleasure/satisfaction, vapor cloud production). Subscales evidenced internal consistency and scalar invariance by sex, race, smoking status (current/not), vaping status (daily/not), e-liquid nicotine content (yes/no), and device type (cig-a-likes/vape-pens/Advanced Personal Vaporizers [APVs]/Mods). Women and daily e-cigarette users reported stronger SEEs for taste/smell and pleasure than their counterparts. Non-white participants reported stronger SEEs for cloud production than White participants. Cig-a-like users reported the weakest SEEs for taste/smell and weaker SEEs linked to cloud production than APV/mod users. SEES scores evidenced convergence with nicotine dependence (mean r =.36). Finally, SEES scores predicted vaping frequency and habitual vaping concurrently and incrementally beyond nicotine dependence. Conclusions: The SEES evidenced good psychometric properties, suggesting that the measure can be used to assess sensory vaping expectancies in adults. Importantly, SEES scores indicated that sensory expectancies are related, yet distinct, from nicotine dependence. Future research should evaluate how SEEs relate to product characteristic preferences and patterns of vaping including the development and maintenance of addiction.
AB - Introduction: E-cigarette dependence measures largely focus on e-cigarette use (“vaping”) that is linked to nicotine use, and measures assessing sensory aspects of vaping that may influence use (e.g., taste) are limited in scope. Thus, we developed the novel Sensory E-cigarette Expectancies Scale (SEES). Methods: In Summer 2017, 610 adult e-cigarette users (48.7% male, 84.9% White, 37.41[±12.15] years old) completed an online survey that included 23 SEES items. Psychometric analyses included evaluating latent structure, internal consistency, measurement invariance, mean differences, and test-criterion relationships. Results: Factor analyses supported a 9-item, 3-subscale structure (taste/smell, pleasure/satisfaction, vapor cloud production). Subscales evidenced internal consistency and scalar invariance by sex, race, smoking status (current/not), vaping status (daily/not), e-liquid nicotine content (yes/no), and device type (cig-a-likes/vape-pens/Advanced Personal Vaporizers [APVs]/Mods). Women and daily e-cigarette users reported stronger SEEs for taste/smell and pleasure than their counterparts. Non-white participants reported stronger SEEs for cloud production than White participants. Cig-a-like users reported the weakest SEEs for taste/smell and weaker SEEs linked to cloud production than APV/mod users. SEES scores evidenced convergence with nicotine dependence (mean r =.36). Finally, SEES scores predicted vaping frequency and habitual vaping concurrently and incrementally beyond nicotine dependence. Conclusions: The SEES evidenced good psychometric properties, suggesting that the measure can be used to assess sensory vaping expectancies in adults. Importantly, SEES scores indicated that sensory expectancies are related, yet distinct, from nicotine dependence. Future research should evaluate how SEEs relate to product characteristic preferences and patterns of vaping including the development and maintenance of addiction.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.031
DO - 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.08.031
M3 - Article
C2 - 30197032
AN - SCOPUS:85052944323
SN - 0306-4603
VL - 91
SP - 208
EP - 215
JO - Addictive Behaviors
JF - Addictive Behaviors
ER -