Validity and reliability of the Malay language Perception Towards Smoking Questionnaire (BM-PTSQ) among secondary school adolescents: Further validation using Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

Autor:	Lim KH; Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Cheong YL; Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Lim HL; Clinical Research Centre, Hospital Sultan Ismail, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia., Cheong KC; Department of Biostatistics, and Data Repository, National Institutes of Health, Shah Alam, Malaysia., Hashim MHM; Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Marine AA; Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia., Cheah YK; School of Economics, Finance and Banking, College of Business, Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Malaysia., Lim JH; Pharmacy Department, Putrajaya Hospital, Putrajaya, Malaysia., Mohd Ghazali S; Institute for Medical Research, National Institute of Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Tobacco induced diseases [Tob Induc Dis] 2024 Jan 24; Vol. 22. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 24 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI:	10.18332/tid/176164
Abstrakt:	Introduction: Perception is an essential factor influencing smoking among adolescents. Thus, a valid tool for measuring perception is a requisite in smoking studies. This study further establishes the validity and reliability of a Malay language version of the Perception Towards Smoking Questionnaire (BM-PTSQ) for assessing the perception of smoking among secondary school-going adolescents in Malaysia. Methods: We administered the BM-PTSQ to 669 secondary school students selected through multistage sampling; 60% of respondents were male (n=398), and 69.9% (n=463) were from rural areas. Respondents were aged 13-16 years, 36.4% (n=241) were 13 years, 40.0% (n=265) were 14 years, and 23.6% (n=156) were 16 years old. We used parallel and exploratory factor analysis (EFA) to determine the domains of the questionnaire. In addition, we also employed EFA, confirmatory factor analyses (CFA), and Cronbach's alpha to evaluate the construct validity and reliability of the BM-PTSQ. Results: EFA and parallel analysis identified two domains in the BM-PTSQ that accounted for 62.9% of the observed variance, and CFA confirmed the two-domain structure. The two domains' internal consistency scores ranged from 0.702 to 0.80, which suggested adequate reliability. Conclusions: The BM-PTSQ has acceptable psychometric validity and is appropriate for assessing smoking perception and intention among Malaysian secondary school-aged youth. Researchers should further evaluate this tool's applicability in a more sociodemographically diverse population. Competing Interests: The authors have completed and submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest and none was reported. (© 2024 Lim K.H. et al.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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