Validation and Psychometric Properties of the Tobacco Urge Management Scale (TUMS)

Samantha M. Chin, Stephen J. Lepore (), Bradley N. Collins, Levent Dumenci and Maria A. Rincon
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Samantha M. Chin: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
Stephen J. Lepore: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
Bradley N. Collins: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
Levent Dumenci: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Temple University, 1301 Cecil B. Moore Avenue, 9th Floor, Ritter Annex, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA
Maria A. Rincon: Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122, USA

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 8, 1-11

Abstract: Background: During quit attempts, smokers must overcome smoking urges triggered by environmental cues and nicotine withdrawal symptoms. This study investigates the psychometric properties of the 12-item Tobacco Urge Management Scale (TUMS), a new measure of smoking urge management behaviors. Methods: We analyzed secondary data ( n = 327) from a behavioral smoking cessation intervention trial, Kids Safe and Smokefree (KiSS). Results: Confirmatory factor analysis of the TUMS indicated that a one-factor model and a correlated two-factor model had similar model fit indices, and a Chi-square difference test supported the one-factor model. Further study of the parsimonious one-factor scale provided evidence of reliability and construct validity. Known group validity was evidenced by significantly higher TUMS scores in the KiSS intervention arm receiving urge management skills training than in the control arm ( p < 0.001). Concurrent validity was evidenced by TUMS’s inverse association with cigarettes smoked per day and positive associations with nonsmoking days, 7-day abstinence, and self-efficacy to control smoking behaviors ( p ’s < 0.05). Conclusion: The TUMS is a reliable, valid measure of smoking urge management behaviors. The measure can support theory-driven research on smoking-specific coping mechanisms, inform clinical practice by identifying coping strategies that might be under-utilized in treatment-seeking smokers, and function as a measure of treatment adherence in cessation trials that target urge management behaviors.

Keywords: smoking; underserved populations; smoking abstinence; smoking urge management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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