@article{Manrique-Ruiz_Macías-López_Murcia-Casas_Lozada-Ramírez_Torres-Barreto_Bohórquez-Torres_Riveros-Munevar_Soares-Filho_2022, title={Adaptation and Psychometric Properties of the Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index (ECDI) in a Colombian Sample}, volume={15}, url={https://revistas.usb.edu.co/index.php/IJPR/article/view/5297}, DOI={10.21500/20112084.5297}, abstractNote={<p>Electronic cigarettes had become a public health concern, generating the need of having standardized instruments to evaluate the consequences of their use. <strong>Objective:</strong> The goal of this study was to adapt and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Electronic Cigarette Dependence Index (ECDI) to a Colombian sample. Method: In this instrumental quantitative research, the instrument was adapted to the Spanish language, evaluated by expert judges and contested by 128 adult regular electronic cigarettes users. <strong>Results:</strong> The results suggest a single factor structure with reliable goodness of fit measures and values of internal consistency between acceptable and adequate. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results suggest the ECDI as a valid and reliable index to be used in Colombian samples.</p>}, number={1}, journal={International Journal of Psychological Research}, author={Manrique-Ruiz, Maria Alejandra and Macías-López, Maria Paula and Murcia-Casas, Debby Zamara and Lozada-Ramírez, Geraldine and Torres-Barreto, Karen and Bohórquez-Torres, Leidy Carolina and Riveros-Munevar, Fernando and Soares-Filho, Paulo Dillon}, year={2022}, month={May}, pages={20–29} }