2007
Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale
Toll BA, O’Malley S, McKee SA, Salovey P, Krishnan-Sarin S. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors 2007, 21: 216-225. PMID: 17563141, PMCID: PMC2527730, DOI: 10.1037/0893-164x.21.2.216.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinnesota Nicotine Withdrawal ScaleWithdrawal ScaleTotal scorePoorer smoking outcomesClinical studiesClinical research samplesSmoking outcomesChange scoresStudy sampleConfirmatory factor analysisGood internal consistency estimatesScoresFactor analysisFuture investigatorsSmokersSyndromeSymptomsFactor scores
2006
Reliability of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale, and Tiffany Questionnaire for Smoking Urges in Smokers with and without Schizophrenia
Weinberger AH, Reutenauer EL, Allen TM, Termine A, Vessicchio JC, Sacco KA, Easton CJ, McKee SA, George TP. Reliability of the Fagerström Test for Nicotine Dependence, Minnesota Nicotine Withdrawal Scale, and Tiffany Questionnaire for Smoking Urges in Smokers with and without Schizophrenia. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2006, 86: 278-282. PMID: 16876968, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2006.06.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinnesota Nicotine Withdrawal ScaleWithdrawal ScaleNicotine dependenceFagerström TestSmoking urgesDiagnostic groupsFactor 1Similar inclusion criteriaFactor 2Cotinine levelsInclusion criteriaSmoking measuresSmoking variablesSmokersCarbon monoxide levelsHigh carbon monoxide levelsNonpsychiatric smokersSchizophreniaTotal scoreTest-retest correlationsFTNDInternal consistencyFactor 1 scoresScoresQuestionnaire