Keywords
nicotine, substance use, expectancies, measure development, rasch analysis, factor analysis
Abstract
Over the past two decades, cigarette smoking has decreased among teenagers and young adults, but nicotine vaping has increased dramatically. Liquid vape products contain harmful chemicals ingested when vapor is inhaled, and vaping is associated with lung damage and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There has been relatively little research on nicotine vaping and effective prevention and intervention methods have yet to be developed. Changing expectancy processes has been successful in preventing early alcohol use and cigarette smoking, but little is known about nicotine vaping expectancies. An appropriately developed nicotine vaping expectancy measure is necessary to better understand vaping behavior and to provide a foundation for the development of effective prevention and intervention methods. In the present study, the Nicotine Vaping Expectancy Questionnaire (NVEQ) was developed using items collected from 8th graders, 12th graders, and college students. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis and Rash analysis were used to select items and create subscales. The NVEQ was found to have good internal consistency, test-retest reliability, convergent, discriminant, and predictive validity.
Completion Date
2024
Semester
Summer
Committee Chair
Dunn, Michael
Degree
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
College
College of Graduate Studies
Department
Psychology
Degree Program
Clinical Psychology
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
DP0028571
URL
https://purls.library.ucf.edu/go/DP0028571
Language
English
Release Date
8-15-2024
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Doctoral Dissertation (Open Access)
Campus Location
Orlando (Main) Campus
STARS Citation
Lynch, Gabrielle, "Development and validation of the nicotine vaping expectancy questionnaire: Item generation, scale construction, reliability and validity" (2024). Graduate Thesis and Dissertation 2023-2024. 367.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd2023/367
Accessibility Status
Meets minimum standards for ETDs/HUTs