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The Drinking Context Scale. A confirmatory factor analysis.

T O'Hare1

  • 1Boston College Graduate School of Social Work, 202 McGuinn Hall, Chestnut Hill, MA 02167-3807, USA. oharet@bc.edu

Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment
|April 18, 2001
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The Drinking Context Scale (DCS) identifies excessive drinking in social settings. This validated tool aids in preventing and intervening early in young people’s substance abuse.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Substance Abuse Research
  • Addiction Studies

Background:

  • Excessive alcohol consumption is a significant public health concern among college students.
  • Understanding the specific contexts associated with risky drinking behaviors is crucial for effective intervention.
  • Existing measures may not fully capture the nuanced social-cognitive factors influencing excessive alcohol use.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate the Drinking Context Scale (DCS) for measuring self-reported excessive drinking likelihood.
  • To identify specific social-cognitive drinking contexts associated with problematic alcohol consumption.
  • To assess the reliability and validity of the DCS in a college student population.

Main Methods:

  • Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was employed to validate the scale's structure.

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  • A sample of 505 college students with university drinking rule violations completed the anonymous DCS questionnaire.
  • Concurrent validity was examined using established substance abuse indices like the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) and the College Alcohol Problem Scale (CAPS).

    • Main Results:

    • Three distinct factors were confirmed: convivial, intimate, and negative coping contexts.
    • The DCS demonstrated good internal reliability and strong evidence of concurrent validity with AUDIT and CAPS.
    • The findings support the scale's ability to differentiate drinking contexts related to excessive alcohol use.

    Conclusions:

    • The Drinking Context Scale (DCS) is a reliable and valid instrument for assessing excessive drinking in specific social-cognitive contexts.
    • The DCS can serve as a valuable tool for prevention and early intervention programs targeting young adults.
    • Further research should explore the DCS's utility across diverse populations and its predictive validity for future alcohol-related problems.