Abstract
The complete Multidimensional Measure of Stress (MMOS) measure may be made available to interested persons by contacting the corresponding author. Context: Smoking rates are higher among inner-city and lower-income African Americans, perhaps due to psychosocial barriers to cessation efforts, including stress. Objective: To describe the development of the MMOS and examine the psychometric properties of the MMOS among African American light smokers. Design: Secondary analysis of data generated from a 2x2 randomized clinical trial, designed to examine the efficacy of nicotine replacement and cessation counseling among 755 African American light smokers. Results: Fourteen items were included in the final MMOS (α = 83). An exploratory factor analysis identified 3 factors: interpersonal (α = .80), safety (α = .70), and financial (α = .75). The MMOS was significantly correlated with the Perceived Stress scale (r = 0.49, p < .001) and was associated with several demographic, psychosocial, and tobacco-related variables. Conclusions: The MMOS appears to be a valid measure of stress among African American light smokers enrolled in a cessation trial.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 890-897 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Journal of the National Medical Association |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2010 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Funding/Support: This project was supported by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (R01 CA91912), with Dr Ahluwalia as principal investigator. Glaxo-SmithKline provided study medication but played no role in the design, conduct of the study, or interpretation and analysis of the data. Research was conducted at the University of Kansas.
Keywords
- African Americans
- Stress
- Tobacco