Inspecting smoking addiction in youth in Türkiye: A latent class analysis using the Turkish version of the cigarette dependence scale
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2023
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Taylor and Francis
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Recent significant studies have focused on whether smoking behavior is a voluntary choice or an addiction. Inspired by these studies, this paper aims to explore smoking behavior in Türkiye using the Turkish version of the Cigarette Dependence Scale (CDS)?12. The study administered the Turkish CDS-12 scale to 651 college student smokers in Türkiye, involving three main components: construct and convergent validity, Latent Class Analysis, and ROC (Receiver Operating Characteristic) curve analysis. In the exploratory factor analysis, the scale explained 46.03% of the total variance with a one-factor structure, and the factor loadings ranged from 0.30 to 0.78. Additionally, the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) value demonstrated excellent suitability (KMO = 0.94). Confirmatory factor analysis results supported an excellent fit for the one-factor model (RMSEA = 0.034, NFI = 0.95, NNFI = 0.97, CFI = 0.98, GFI = 0.99, AGFI = 0.98). Furthermore, Cronbach’s alpha value reinforced this result (? = 0.91). The Latent Class Analysis identified three levels of smoking: ‘high-level addicted smokers’(26.8%), ‘middle-level addicted smokers’(49.7%) and ‘low-level addicted smokers’(23.5%). Notably, 31% of college students scored above 39, categorizing them as smoking addicts. In conclusion, the Turkish CDS-12 scale demonstrates validity and reliability, making it suitable for researching smoking addiction in Türkiye.
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Cigarette dependence; levels of smoking; latent class analysis; ROC analysis; confirmatory factor analysis
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International Journal of Healthcare Management
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Q4
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