Protocol - Quality of Communication about Smoking
Description:
This is a series of six self-administered questions that ask an adolescent about communication with his or her mother about smoking. The response options are a Likert scale.
Specific Instructions:
Before implementing this protocol, it is important to first determine the participant’s primary guardian, ensure that the child has contact with the mother when assessing the mother’s communication, and that the child has contact with the father when assessing the father’s communication. Although the original protocol was implemented with the child’s mother, the Working Group agrees that this protocol can be administered to the primary guardian who lives with the child. The protocol text should be adjusted accordingly to denote the relationship of the primary guardian.
Question #4 requires recoding. Whereas Questions #1-3 & #5-6 are more positively oriented – that is, they are worded such that the more desirable response is “Completely True” – Question #4 is more negatively oriented. Hence, the more desirable response to this question is “Completely Not True.” Therefore, in order to arrive at a valid score, the user must recode the values assigned to each response option for Question #4. The corresponding values assigned to the response options for Question #4 should be opposite the corresponding values for the responses for the other questions in this protocol.
Protocol:
1. My mother and I are interested in each other’s opinions on smoking
[] 1 completely not true
[] 2 not true
[] 3 sometimes, sometimes not
[] 4 true
[] 5 completely true
2. My mother and I are able to talk easily about our opinions concerning smoking
[] 1 completely not true
[] 2 not true
[] 3 sometimes, sometimes not
[] 4 true
[] 5 completely true
3. When my mother and I are talking about smoking we both feel comfortable
[] 1 completely not true
[] 2 not true
[] 3 sometimes, sometimes not
[] 4 true
[] 5 completely true
4. When talking about smoking I think my mother is dishonest and unreasonable.
[] 1 completely not true
[] 2 not true
[] 3 sometimes, sometimes not
[] 4 true
[] 5 completely true
5. Whenever my mother and I discuss smoking, I feel she understands me
[] 1 completely not true
[] 2 not true
[] 3 sometimes, sometimes not
[] 4 true
[] 5 completely true
6. Whenever my mother and I discuss smoking I feel she takes me seriously
[] 1 completely not true
[] 2 not true
[] 3 sometimes, sometimes not
[] 4 true
[] 5 completely true
Protocol Name from Source:
This section will be completed when reviewed by an Expert Review Panel.
Availability:
Personnel and Training Required
None
Equipment Needs
None
Requirements
| Requirement Category | Required |
|---|---|
| Major equipment | No |
| Specialized training | No |
| Specialized requirements for biospecimen collection | No |
| Average time of greater than 15 minutes in an unaffected individual | No |
Mode of Administration
Self-administered questionnaire
Life Stage:
Adolescent
Participants:
These questions can be used for adolescents 12-17 years old.
Selection Rationale
These items have predictive validity. They are low burden and widely available.
Language
Dutch, English
Standards
| Standard | Name | ID | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common Data Elements (CDE) | Tobacco Use Communication Quality Assessment Scale | 4719117 | CDE Browser |
Derived Variables
None
Process and Review
This section will be completed when reviewed by an Expert Review Panel.
Source
Hiemstra, M., Engels, R. C. M. E., Barker, E. D., van Schayck, O. C. P., & Otten, R. (2013) Smoking-specific parenting and smoking onset in adolescence: The role of genes from the dopaminergic system (DRD2, DRD4, DAT1 genotypes). PLoS ONE, 8(4), e61673. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0061673
General References
None
Protocol ID:
710101
Variables:
Export Variables| Variable Name | Variable ID | Variable Description | Version | dbGaP Mapping |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PX710101_Mother_Discuss_Smoking_Serious | PX710101060000 | Whenever my mother and I discuss smoking I feel she takes me seriously | N/A | |
| PX710101_Mother_Discuss_Smoking_Understanding | PX710101050000 | Whenever my mother and I discuss smoking, I feel she understands me | N/A | |
| PX710101_Mother_Interested_Opinions_Smoking | PX710101010000 | My mother and I are interested in each other's opinions on smoking | N/A | |
| PX710101_Mother_Talk_Opinions_Smoking | PX710101020000 | My mother and I are able to talk easily about our opinions concerning smoking | N/A | |
| PX710101_Mother_Talk_Smoking_Comfortable | PX710101030000 | When my mother and I are talking about smoking we both feel comfortable | N/A | |
| PX710101_Mother_Talk_Smoking_Dishonest | PX710101040000 | When talking about smoking I think my mother is dishonest and unreasonable | N/A |
Measure Name:
Quality of Communication about Smoking
Release Date:
February 20, 2015
Definition
These questions are used to determine the quality of communication about smoking between a child and his or her mother.
Purpose
To examine communication about smoking between an adolescent and his or her mother.
Keywords
Parental communication, quality of communication, tobacco messages, family communication about tobacco