Attitudes and Smoking Behaviour

While the result of research is important, one of the critical aspects of the research is how one comes to these results. Without the proper survey to measure data, the research itself has no construct validity and is useless. Thus, it is important to ensure you have a survey designed to measure the proper variable before you make a conclusion concerning the data collected. By addressing the topic of attitudes and situational factors that correlate …

…second hand smoke frustrates me..62 9. I avoid public places where smoking is not allowed..13* 10. I think that smokers should pay for their own health care..34* 11. Smoking has a calming effect..66 12. I would encourage my friends and family to quit smoking..39 13. I believe in an individual's right to smoke..40 14. I feel that kissing a smoker would be revolting. .56 15.I would be willing to stand outside in inclement weather to smoke..69 ________________________________________________________________ * did not reach criterion cutoff of .35