Year: 2007
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between gender and self-reported dependence on cigarette smoking. Specifically, the study investigated whether gender differences existed between self-report on measures of behavioral dependence, physiological dependence, and craving. Participants included 109 students from a college in Oklahoma. Of the 109 participants, 60 completed all five sessions of the study. All participants were current smokers. Participants were asked to complete the Fagerstrom Test for Nicotine Dependence, the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavior Questionnaire, the Smoking Consequences Questionnaire, and the Questionnaire on Smoking Urges. Participants were also asked to respond to diagnostic criteria of nicotine dependence from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR). All research materials were accessed by participants via internet. Materials were presented on a webpage, and participants completed the questionnaires on their own time schedule.
Author: Haala, Kimberly Ann
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2525535267