Wisconsin Index of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM)

The Wisconsin Index of Smoking Dependence Motives (WISDM) is comprised of 68 items designed to assess 13 different motivational domains: affiliative attachment, automaticity, loss of control, behavioral choice/melioration, cognitive enhancement, craving, cue exposure/associative processes, negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, social/environmental goads, taste/sensory properties, tolerance, and weight control.  The alpha coefficients for the whole scale range from .98-.99, and the individual subscales range from .88-.96.

Item Coding

The WISDM consists of 68 items that are rated on a 7-point Likert scale as follows:

 

Not true of me at all

 

 

 

 

 

Extremely true of me

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

 

Scales

The WISDM yields # primary scales.  Description of the scales and item loadings are listed below.  Scale scores are calculated as the sum of respective items.  No items are reverse scored.

 


Scale Name (Abbr.) Description Item Loadings
Affiliative Attachment Subscale Description 20, 36, 43, 48, 67
Automaticity Subscale Description 5,19,26,41,55
Loss of Control Subscale Description 6,28,34,62
Behavioral Choice/Melioration Subscale Description 10,21,35,38,46,49,68
Cognitive Enhancement Subscale Description 13,15,24,39,57
Craving Subscale Description 11,29,37,50
Cue Exposure/Associative Processes Subscale Description 4,17,23,40,42,51,59
Negative Reinforcement Subscale Description 7,18,25,32,58,65
Positive Reinforecement Subscale Description 3,8,45,60,64
Social/Environmental Goals Subscale Description 22,30,44,52
Taste/Sensory Processes Subscale Description 1,12,27,33,53,66
Tolerance Subscale Description 9,14,47,54,63
Weight Control Subscale Description 2,16,31,56,61

 

Resource Files

References

None as of yet - validation in progress.

Created by Jacky Diaz

Updated on 4-12-02