UW-CTRI Measures and Scales

UW-CTRI researchers have developed several scales that are designed to assess attributes of smokers, tobacco dependence and the process of quitting. These scales (below) are available for your use.

The Wisconsin Inventory of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM-68)
A 68-question survey designed to assess smoking dependence based on 13 sets of motives.

Article (PDF)

Smoking Consequences Questionnaire
Recent research shows that drug outcome expectancies influence drug motivation and use. This scales shows a similar effect for smoking.

• Article on Smoking Outcome Expectancies: Factor Structure, Predictive Validity, and Discriminant Validity (SCQ)
• Measure (PDF)
• Scoring Procedure (PDF)

Wisconsin Smoking Withdrawal Scale
This is a 28-item scale that assesses nicotine withdrawal.

• Article (PDF)
• Measure (PDF)
• Scoring Procedure (PDF)

• Research by the Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center
• University of Wisconsin Measures and Scales
• Tobacco and Healthcare Policy Research
• Clinical Trials: New Medication
• Additional UW-CTRI Research
• Links to Other Research Web Sites