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An adolescent version of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test
Mark Snow1, Steven Thurber, Joele M Hodgson
1Department of Psychology, Boise State University, USA.
Adolescence
|February 5, 2003
Abstract:
Item content of the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST) was modified to make it more appropriate for young persons. The resulting test was found to have lower internal consistency than the adult MAST, but the elimination of five items with comparatively poor psychometric properties yielded an acceptable alpha coefficient of .73. A unitary factor model for the adolescent MAST was not confirmed; indeed, the revised test appeared to be factorially complex. Recommendations for further revisions are discussed.