Journal of Korean Neuropsychiatric Association  2008;47(2):161-167

The Reliability and Validity of the Korean Version of Tobacco Craving Questionnaire.

Kyeong Sook CHOI 1 ; Chang Hwa LEE ; Je Chun YU ; Se Jin KIM ; Ho Jin CHOI ; Bum Seok JEONG

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Keywords

K-TCQ; Smoking; Tobacco; Nicotine dependence; Craving; Reliability; Validity

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study is to assess the reliability and validity of the Korean version of the Tobacco Craving Questionnaire (K-TCQ), a multidimensional, self report instrument evaluating tobacco craving in a population of current smokers. METHODS: The Korean version of TCQ was administered to 216 current cigarette smokers. RESULTS: The Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the K-TCQ was high (0.95) which provided the evidence for the internal consistency. The test-retest reliability of K-TCQ was 0.66 (correlation coefficient, p<0.01). The correlation coefficients between the K-TCQ and each five VAS questionnaires were high (0.50-0.59, p<0.01). Inter-correlations of K-TCQ, VAS, FTQ, BDI, STAI-I and STAI-II were significant (p<0.01). CONCLUSION: The Korean version of TCQ is a valid and reliable scale for evaluating tobacco craving.