Table 1.

Predictors of Smoking: Domains, Sample Items, and Cronbach’s Alphas

Measure (no. of items)	Sample Item	Source	Chronbach’s Alpha
Personality/attitudes/behaviors Domain
Rebelliousness (5)	When rules get in your way you sometimes ignore them.	Smith & Fogg (1979)	0.62
Impulsivity (5)	I often act on the spur of the moment without thinking.	Jackson (1974)	0.43
Depressive symptoms (5)	How much are you bothered by feeling no interest in things?	Derogatis (1974)	0.76
Self-Deviance (5)	How often have you cheated at school or work?	Jessor & Jessor (1977)	0.72
Tolerance of deviance (6)	How wrong is it to fake an excuse from home?	Jackson (1974)	0.83
Peer, sibling, and significant other Smoking Domain
Sibling smoking (1)	How many of your biological brothers and sisters, including half brothers and sisters, have ever smoked regularly?	Brook et al. (1990)	---
Peer smoking (1)	How many of your friends smoke on a regular basis?	Brook et al. (1990)	---
Significant other smoking (1)	Has your boyfriend/girlfriend ever used cigarettes?	Original	---
Ethnic Factors Domain
Experienced discrimination (4)	How much have you experienced discrimination by the police or security guards?	Original	0.74
Ethnic identification achievement (4)	How much time have you spent trying to learn about your ethnic group?	Phinney (1992)	0.82
Affirmation and belonging (4)	You have a strong sense of belonging to your own ethnic group.	Phinney (1992)	0.86
The Domain of the Individual’s Sense of Well-Being
Satisfaction with one’s self (3)	How satisfied are you with how clever you are?	Original	0.79
Satisfaction with material things (6)	How satisfied are you with how you spend your free time?	Original	0.85
Satisfaction with social Support (3)	How satisfied are you with the friends you have?	Original	0.78
Satisfaction with school (6)	Do you find your studies stimulating?	Original	0.83