Factor Analysis of the Emotional Antecedents of Alcohol Use Scale

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer S. Mrnak-Meyer ◽  
Ezemenari M. Obasi
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Emotional Antecedents

scholarly journals Psychometric properties of the Attitudes Scale facing Alcohol and Alcoholism in nursing students

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Divane de Vargas ◽  
Fernanda Mota Rocha
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Reliable Instrument

ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the psychometric properties of the Attitudes Scale facing Alcohol and Alcoholism (EAFAA) and people with disorders related to the use of alcohol in nursing students. Method: a convenience sample (n=420) completed the EAFAA, the data were submitted to Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA). Results: the EFA resulted in an instrument composed of 48 items divided into four factors. The CFA has established the validity of the factorial structure. The internal consistency of the scale was considered adequate (α=0.85) presenting a sensitivity of 70% and specificity of 75%. Conclusion: the EAFAA constitutes a reliable instrument to identify the attitudes of nursing students towards alcohol, alcoholism and persons with disorders related to alcohol use.

A Questionnaire Measure of Habitual Alcohol Use

1978 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 803-806 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Mehrabian ◽  
James A. Russell
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Factor Loading ◽  
Computational Formula ◽  
Factor Scores ◽  
Single Factor ◽  
Drinking Rate ◽  
Wine Consumption ◽  
Questionnaire Measure

This paper presents a questionnaire measure of alcohol use habits designed to separately assess consumption of wine, beer, and liquor, and drinking rate. Factor analysis of the measure for 593 college students indicates that the highest loading items on the single factor extracted are those relating to drinking rate. The weekly amount of wine consumed has the lowest factor loading. A computational formula, based on factor scores, is given for the calculation of a single, over-all measure of a subject's “habitual alcohol consumption” level. Although wine consumption is the least important item in this index and may be omitted readily in using the formula for college students, it is nevertheless included in the index given in Equation 2 since it may be a more important part of alcohol use among adults. The alternative computational formula in Equation 3 is suggested for samples of college students.

scholarly journals Scale of attitudes toward alcohol - Spanish version: evidences of validity and reliability

2017 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Gisseth León Ramírez ◽  
Divane de Vargas
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use Disorders ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Scale Model ◽  
Factorial Structure ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Attitudes Toward Alcohol

ABSTRACT Objective: validate the Scale of attitudes toward alcohol, alcoholism and individuals with alcohol use disorders in its Spanish version. Method: methodological study, involving 300 Colombian nurses. Adopting the classical theory, confirmatory factor analysis was applied without prior examination, based on the strong historical evidence of the factorial structure of the original scale to determine the construct validity of this Spanish version. To assess the reliability, Cronbach’s Alpha and Mc Donalid’s Omega coefficients were used. Results: the confirmatory factor analysis indicated the good fit of the scale model in a four-factor distribution, with a cut-off point at 3.2, demonstrating 66.7% of sensitivity. Conclusions: the Scale of attitudes toward alcohol, alcoholism and individuals with alcohol use disorders in Spanish presented robust psychometric qualities, affirming that the instrument possesses a solid factorial structure and reliability and is capable of precisely measuring the nurses’ atittudes towards the phenomenon proposed.

scholarly journals The Development and Psychometric Testing of a Substance Use Wellness Tool

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 83-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu-Ping Chen ◽  
Heather Stuart ◽  
Terry Krupa ◽  
Keith Dobson ◽  
Sherry Stewart
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Convergent Validity ◽  
Substance Misuse ◽  
Psychometric Testing ◽  
Strong Correlations ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
University Undergraduates

This paper describes the development and psychometric testing of the Substance Use Wellness Tool, created to help raise awareness about alcohol and other substance misuse among university undergraduates. The tool is a self- and peer-reflection guide that students can use to monitor and alter their patterns of substance use. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the tool was unidimensional and that all 13 assessed domains were important. Cronbach’s alpha indicated the tool was highly reliable. Construct (convergent) validity for alcohol use with the 10-item AUDIT was also good, with strong correlations overall and within subgroups defined by gender, year of study, and university site.

Psychometric Properties of the Person-Centered Version of the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (PC-AAPPQ)

2020 ◽  
Vol 55 (6) ◽  
pp. 652-659
Author(s):  
Khadejah F Mahmoud ◽  
Lauren Terhorst ◽  
Dawn Lindsay ◽  
Jenna Brager ◽  
Tamar Rodney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Alcohol Problems ◽  
The Other ◽  
Provider Attitudes ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
New Instrument

Abstract Aims Given the importance of addressing provider attitudes toward individuals with unhealthy alcohol use and the current emphasis on person-centered language to help decrease stigma and mitigate negative attitudes, the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a contemporary version of the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (AAPPQ) that uses person-centered language and addresses the spectrum of alcohol use. Methods The authors created a person-centered version of the AAPPQ (PC-AAPPQ) and conducted a cross-sectional study of its psychometric properties in academic settings in the Northeastern United States. The PC-AAPPQ was administered to 651 nursing students. Reliability analysis of the new instrument was performed using the total sample. Only surveys with complete data (n = 637) were randomly split into two datasets, one used for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (n = 310) and the other for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n = 327). Results Compared to all the models generated from the EFA, neither the original six-factor structure nor the five-factor structure was superior to any of the other models. The results indicate that a seven-factor structure with all 30 items is the best fit for the PC-AAPPQ. Conclusions The PC-AAPPQ represents a positive effort to modernize the four-decade-old AAPPQ. This 30-item instrument, which adds one additional subscale, offers a means to assess providers’ attitudes using respectful wording that avoids perpetuating negative biases and reinforces efforts to affirm the worth and dignity of the population being treated.

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