Development And Role Of The Cigarette Smoking Addiction Scale In The Prediction Of Social Phobia

Abstract

Cigarette smoking is the world's leading cause of deaths and many other diseases. A person suffering from social phobia disorder may resort to smoking. The aim of this study is to develop a measurement tool to determine the levels of nicotine dependence, in addition to identify the relative contribution of the Cigarette Smoking Addiction Scale to the prediction of social phobia. The researcher adopted the quantitative method, prepared 45 items and then sent them to 8 experts to give their opinion, then the validity of the draft was tested using SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) by conducting factor analysis tests such as KMO and Bartlett's test, with the alteration of the main components, and using logistic regression analysis to verify The relative contribution of the Cigarette Smoking Addiction Scale to the prediction of social phobia. A draft scale was formed, which consisted of 20 items that were chosen of the initial 45 items. Then a number of analysis and alteration of the basic components was carried out, the value of KMO was high, and the reliability of the scale also high. The Cronbach alpha value of this scale and simple and multiple regression analysis, showed that the social phobia could be predicted through the addiction to cigarette smoking. Also, the dimensions of cigarette smoking addiction contributed to the prediction of social phobia. Hence, the Arabic version of the Cigarette Smoking Addiction Scale is a valid and reliable tool. It consists of 20 items distributed to three dimensions. The results also indicated the possibility of predicting social phobia through cigarette smoking addiction and the sub-dimensions of nicotine dependence.