Table 2 Means, standard deviations, and factor loadings of final scale items in the validation sample
From: Development of a scale assessing Beliefs About ThirdHand Smoke (BATHS)
Scale item | Mean | (SD) | Factor loadings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
THS persistence | THS health | |||
Smoke particles can remain in a room for weeks. | 3.65 | (0.95) | 0.759 | |
Smoke particles can remain in a room for days. | 3.89 | (0.85) | 0.749 | |
Smoke particles get absorbed into furniture and walls. | 4.29 | (0.74) | 0.582 | |
Opening windows or using air conditioners does not eliminate all smoke particles in a room. | 3.86 | (0.87) | 0.491 | |
Breathing air in a room today where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of adults. | 4.02 | (0.84) | 0.721 | |
Particles in rooms where people smoked yesterday can cause cancer. | 3.56 | (0.98) | 0.675 | |
Breathing air in a room today where people smoked yesterday can harm the health of infants and children [17]. | 4.21 | (0.85) | 0.576 | |
After smoking a cigarette, smoke particles on skin, hair, and clothing can be passed on to others through touch. | 3.67 | (0.99) | 0.571 | |
After touching surfaces where cigarette smoke has settled, particles can enter the body through the skin. | 3.47 | (0.87) | 0.559 | |