From: Lebanese Waterpipe Dependence Scale (LWDS-11) validation in a sample of Lebanese adolescents
LWDS-11 item | Factor 1 | h2 communalities | Item-total correlation* |
---|---|---|---|
LWDS 1. Number of times you could stop waterpipe for 7 days? | 0.881 | 0.776 | 0.884 |
LWDS 2. Percent of income you would spend on waterpipe smoking? | 0.667 | 0.445 | 0.665 |
LWDS 3. Number of days you could spend without waterpipe? | 0.806 | 0.649 | 0.815 |
LWDS 4. Number of water pipes you usually smoke per week? | 0.622 | 0.387 | 0.627 |
LWDS 5. You smoke waterpipe to relax your nerves. | 0.848 | 0.719 | 0.853 |
LWDS 6. You smoke waterpipe to improve your morale. | 0.843 | 0.710 | 0.847 |
LWDS 7. Do you smoke waterpipe when you are seriously ill? | 0.917 | 0.841 | 0.909 |
LWDS 8. Do you smoke waterpipe alone? | 0.888 | 0.789 | 0.882 |
LWDS 9. Are you ready not to eat in exchange for a waterpipe? | 0.898 | 0.806 | 0.890 |
LWDS 10. You smoke waterpipe for pleasure. | 0.884 | 0.782 | 0.885 |
LWDS 11. You smoke to please others (for conviviality) | 0.919 | 0.845 | 0.911 |
Percentage of variance explained | 70.45 | Â | Â |
Cronbach’s alpha | 0.96 |  |  |