Core--Measurement

本TTURC中描述的研究项目侧重于吸烟行为与相关遗传性、心理表型和社会文化环境因素之间的关系。除了在美国评估吸烟行为外，这三个项目都将在中国进行评估。度量核心将提供一个结构来整合、支持和补充这些活动，并促进 TTURC项目的研究人员。TTURC中包含的主要评估包括烟草和酒精表型、心理倾向和环境风险因素的评估。测量核心将与中心研究者一起参与迭代过程，以完善和确定与其研究相关的适当测量。一般而言，衡量核心将（1）进行文献检索，以确定现有的衡量标准，监测研究 文献，以保持与新发布的措施，并与TTURC项目的发展，试点测试和验证新的措施时，没有适当的措施存在于第一年的研究项目，并提供必要的咨询措施，为每个项目在未来几年的研究。(2)将测量结果翻译成中文（3）与Statistics Core合作评估测量结果的可靠性和有效性，（4）在Statistics Core的帮助下评估测量结果的跨文化等效性，（5）根据项目需要制作问卷、调查工具和评估表格，（6）在基于网络的测量数据库中添加经过验证的量表，（7）评估中国数据收集程序的质量，（8）对学生和工作人员进行测量问题的培训。统计核心将协助测量核心进行研究设计、数据管理和统计分析。

The research projects described in this TTURC focus on the relationships between smoking behaviors and associated genetic heritability, psychological phenotypes, and socio-cultural environmental factors. In addition to assessing smoking behaviors in the United States, all three Projects will make assessments in China. The Measurement Core will provide a structure to integrate, support, and supplement these activities and to facilitate collaboration among researchers in TTURC projects. Major assessments included in the TTURC are assessments of tobacco and alcohol phenotypes, psychological dispositions, and environmental risk factors. The Measurement Core will participate in an iterative process with the center investigators to refine and identify appropriate measures relevant to their studies. In general, the Measurement Core will (1) conduct literature search to identify existing measures, monitor the research literature to stay current with new published measures, and consult with TTURC Projects on developing, pilot testing and validating new measures when no appropriate measure exists at the first year of the Research Projects, and provide necessary consultation on measures for each individual Project in the following years of research. (2) translate measures into Chinese (3) assess reliability and validity of measures in collaboration with the Statistics Core, (4) evaluate the cross-cultural equivalence of measures with assistance from the Statistics Core, (5) produce quetionnaires, survey instruments, and evaluation forms as needed by the projects, (6) add validated scales to the web-based measures bank, (7) evaluate quality of data collection procedures in China, (8) train students and staff on measurement issues. The Statistics Core will assist the Measurement Core on study design, data management, and statistical analysis.