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A short MMPI scale to identify people likely to begin smoking.

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Lipkus, IM; Barefoot, JC; Feaganes, J; Williams, RB; Siegler, IC
Published in: J Pers Assess
April 1994

An item analysis of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) was conducted to develop questionnaires that best discriminated (a) individuals who ever smoked versus those who never smoked and (b) ex-smokers from current smokers. The analyses were based on a sample of subjects who took the MMPI during 1964-1967 and reported their smoking status during 1987. Although no items distinguished individuals who quit versus continued to smoke, several items discriminated people who ever smoked from nonsmokers. These items formed two factors: Extraversion and Unconventionalism. These results provide support for the importance of extraversion, impulsivity, and antisocial tendencies as personality predictors of smoking initiation. The utility of this MMPI scale is discussed.

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J Pers Assess

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ISSN

0022-3891

Publication Date

April 1994

Volume

62

Issue

2

Start / End Page

213 / 222

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychometrics
  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • MMPI
  • Humans
  • Female
 

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Lipkus, I. M., Barefoot, J. C., Feaganes, J., Williams, R. B., & Siegler, I. C. (1994). A short MMPI scale to identify people likely to begin smoking. J Pers Assess, 62(2), 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa6202_4
Lipkus, I. M., J. C. Barefoot, J. Feaganes, R. B. Williams, and I. C. Siegler. “A short MMPI scale to identify people likely to begin smoking.J Pers Assess 62, no. 2 (April 1994): 213–22. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa6202_4.
Lipkus IM, Barefoot JC, Feaganes J, Williams RB, Siegler IC. A short MMPI scale to identify people likely to begin smoking. J Pers Assess. 1994 Apr;62(2):213–22.
Lipkus, I. M., et al. “A short MMPI scale to identify people likely to begin smoking.J Pers Assess, vol. 62, no. 2, Apr. 1994, pp. 213–22. Pubmed, doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa6202_4.
Lipkus IM, Barefoot JC, Feaganes J, Williams RB, Siegler IC. A short MMPI scale to identify people likely to begin smoking. J Pers Assess. 1994 Apr;62(2):213–222.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Pers Assess

DOI

ISSN

0022-3891

Publication Date

April 1994

Volume

62

Issue

2

Start / End Page

213 / 222

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Smoking Prevention
  • Smoking Cessation
  • Smoking
  • Risk Factors
  • Psychometrics
  • Prospective Studies
  • Male
  • MMPI
  • Humans
  • Female