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Validating the Waterpipe Addiction, Craving, and Anticipation Scale: An Exploratory Factor Analysis
Journal of Addiction Medicine
|September 10, 2025
Summary
A new scale, the Waterpipe Addiction, Craving, and Anticipation Scale (WACAS), was developed to assess waterpipe smoking behaviors. This validated tool helps understand addiction and craving patterns for effective smoking cessation interventions.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Behavioral Science
- Addiction Research
Background:
- Waterpipe smoking poses a growing public health concern due to its appeal and perceived low risk.
- Effective interventions require tools to understand waterpipe smokers' behaviors and addiction levels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate the Waterpipe Addiction, Craving, and Anticipation Scale (WACAS).
- To describe specific patterns and multidimensional aspects of waterpipe smoking behavior.
Main Methods:
- A cross-sectional study developed the WACAS using existing smoking assessment tools.
- 107 waterpipe smokers were recruited via snowball sampling.
- Scale validity was assessed through construct, convergent, known-group, and path analyses.
Main Results:
- The WACAS demonstrated high construct validity with 6 factors and strong internal consistency.
- Excellent convergent and known-group validity were confirmed.
- The scale effectively differentiated between addiction, craving, and anticipation behaviors.
Conclusions:
- The 6-factor WACAS is a reliable and valid tool for assessing waterpipe smoking behaviors, including addiction and craving.
- It captures unique waterpipe-specific craving patterns linked to outcome anticipation.
- Further external validation is recommended for broader application in smoking cessation.
