Measuring Cigarette Smoking Risk Perceptions

Author:

Kaufman Annette R1,Twesten Jenny E2,Suls Jerry1,McCaul Kevin D3,Ostroff Jamie S4,Ferrer Rebecca A1,Brewer Noel T56,Cameron Linda D7,Halpern-Felsher Bonnie8,Hay Jennifer L4,Park Elyse R910,Peters Ellen11,Strong David R1213,Waters Erika A14,Weinstein Neil D15,Windschitl Paul D16,Klein William M P1

Affiliation:

1. Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, MD

2. The Bizzell Group, LLC, Lanham, MD

3. Department of Psychology, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND

4. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

5. Department of Health Behavior, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

6. Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

7. School of Social Sciences, Humanities, and the Arts, University of California, Merced, Merced, CA

8. Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA

9. Department of Psychiatry and Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

10. Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

11. School of Journalism and Communication, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR

12. Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

13. Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Moores Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA

14. Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Saint Louis, MO

15. Department of Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ

16. Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Abstract

Abstract Risk perception is an important construct in many health behavior theories. Smoking risk perceptions are thoughts and feelings about the harms associated with cigarette smoking. Wide variation in the terminology, definition, and assessment of this construct makes it difficult to draw conclusions about the associations of risk perceptions with smoking behaviors. To understand optimal methods of assessing adults’ cigarette smoking risk perceptions (among both smokers and nonsmokers), we reviewed best practices from the tobacco control literature, and where gaps were identified, we looked more broadly to the research on risk perceptions in other health domains. Based on this review, we suggest assessments of risk perceptions (1) about multiple smoking-related health harms, (2) about harms over a specific timeframe, and (3) for the person affected by the harm. For the measurement of perceived likelihood in particular (ie, the perceived chance of harm from smoking based largely on deliberative thought), we suggest including (4) unconditional and conditional items (stipulating smoking behavior) and (5) absolute and comparative items and including (6) comparisons to specific populations through (7) direct and indirect assessments. We also suggest including (8) experiential (ostensibly automatic, somatic perceptions of vulnerability to a harm) and affective (emotional reactions to a potential harm) risk perception items. We also offer suggestions for (9) response options and (10) the assessment of risk perception at multiple time points. Researchers can use this resource to inform the selection, use, and future development of smoking risk perception measures. Implications Incorporating the measurement suggestions for cigarette smoking risk perceptions that are presented will help researchers select items most appropriate for their research questions and will contribute to greater consistency in the assessment of smoking risk perceptions among adults.

Funder

National Cancer Institute

National Institutes of Health

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Subject

Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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