Psychometric Properties and Construct Validity of the Brief Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives in an Internet-Based Sample of Treatment-Seeking Hungarian Smokers

Both full and brief versions of the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence are promising new measurement tools for studying tobacco dependence. We assessed the psychometric properties and construct validity of the Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM)-68 and WISDM-37. Participants were adult, treatment-seeking Hungarian daily smokers (N = 720) with Internet access who were also registered on a smoking cessation Web site....