Citation
Butler, Eboneé N.; Hall, Marissa G.; Chen, May S.; Pepper, Jessica K.; Blanton, Hart; & Brewer, Noel T. (2020). The Prototypes of Tobacco Users Scale (POTUS) for Cigarette Smoking and E-Cigarette Use: Development and Validation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6081. PMCID: PMC7503746Abstract
Endorsing prototypes of cigarette smokers predicts cigarette smoking, but less is known about prototypes of users of other tobacco products. Our study sought to establish the reliability and validity of a measure of prototypes of smokers and e-cigarette users. Participants were from a national survey of smokers and non-smokers (n = 1414), a randomized clinical trial (RCT) of adult smokers (n = 2149), and adolescent children of adults in the trial (n = 112). The Prototypes of Tobacco Users Scale (POTUS) has four positive adjectives (cool, sexy, smart, and healthy) and four negative adjectives (disgusting, unattractive, immature, and inconsiderate) describing cigarette smokers and e-cigarette users. Confirmatory factor analyses identified a two-factor solution. The POTUS demonstrated strong internal consistency reliability in all three samples (medianURL
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176081Reference Type
Journal ArticleYear Published
2020Journal Title
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public HealthAuthor(s)
Butler, Eboneé N.Hall, Marissa G.
Chen, May S.
Pepper, Jessica K.
Blanton, Hart
Brewer, Noel T.