ASSESSING NICOTINE DEPENDENCE - A COMPARISON OF THE FAGERSTROM TOLERANCE QUESTIONNAIRE (FTQ) WITH THE FAGERSTROM TEST FOR NICOTINE DEPENDENCE (FTND) IN A CLINICAL-SAMPLE

A recent effort to improve the psychometric properties of the Fagerstr om Tolerance Questionnaire (FTQ) resulted in thc revised Fagerstrom Te st for Nicotine Dependence (FTND). We endeavored to replicate and exte nd findings suggesting the superiority of the FTND by examining the ps ychometric properties of both instruments, as well as their relationsh ip to self-report and biochemical variables associated with nicotine d ependence in 110 smoking clinic participants. Results verified that th e FTND represents a modest improvement over the FTQ, however, the need for continued development of self-report measures of nicotine depende nce is noted.