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The Personality Assessment Inventory Drug Problems Scale: a validity analysis.

Scott H Kellogg1, Ann Ho, Kathy Bell

  • 1Laboratory of the Biology of the Addictive Diseases, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021-6399, USA. kellogs@mail.rockefeller.edu

Journal of Personality Assessment
|September 14, 2002
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The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) Drug Problem scale effectively identifies substance involvement severity. Higher PAI scores correlate with more significant drug use and related problems, validated by Addiction Severity Index (ASI) measures.

Area of Science:

  • Psychometrics
  • Addiction Science
  • Clinical Psychology

Background:

  • The Personality Assessment Inventory (PAI) is a widely used psychological assessment tool.
  • Assessing the severity of drug problems is crucial for effective treatment planning.
  • Previous research has established the PAI's utility in various clinical contexts.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the relationship between the PAI Drug Problem (DRG) scale and other measures of substance use.
  • To validate the PAI DRG scale scores against the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) and toxicology reports.
  • To determine if PAI DRG scale scores accurately reflect the severity of drug involvement and associated problems.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of data from 100 substance-using and substance-abusing men and women.

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  • Comparison of PAI Drug Problem (DRG) scale scores with Addiction Severity Index (ASI) scores.
  • Correlation analysis with urine toxicology reports.

    • Main Results:

    • PAI Drug Problem scale scores were distributed in accordance with PAI manual guidelines.
    • Significant correlations were found between PAI DRG scale scores and ASI scales measuring frequency of use, negative consequences, and treatment needs.
    • Higher PAI DRG scores were associated with greater drug involvement and more severe drug-related problems.

    Conclusions:

    • The PAI Drug Problem scale is a reliable measure for assessing the severity of substance involvement.
    • PAI DRG scale scores demonstrate significant correlations with established measures of addiction severity.
    • The findings support the use of the PAI DRG scale in clinical settings for evaluating drug problems.