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A Cocaine High-Risk Situations Questionnaire: development and psychometric properties
E Michalec1, W R Zwick, P M Monti
1Brown University, Providence, RI 02912.
Journal of Substance Abuse
|January 1, 1992
Summary
Identifying high-risk situations for cocaine abuse is crucial. This study developed the Cocaine High-Risk Situations Questionnaire (CHRSQ), finding that cocaine use frequency is not determined by specific situations.
Area of Science:
- Addiction research
- Psychology
- Substance abuse studies
Background:
- Limited understanding of high-risk situations for cocaine abuse compared to other substances.
- Need for validated instruments to assess cocaine-related high-risk contexts.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and validate a reliable and valid measure of high-risk situations for cocaine use.
- To identify specific situational triggers associated with cocaine abuse.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Cocaine High-Risk Situations Survey (233 items) based on literature review.
- Factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis on data from 179 cocaine users in treatment.
- Validation of the final 21-item Cocaine High-Risk Situations Questionnaire (CHRSQ).
Main Results:
- A single factor emerged, indicating that cocaine use frequency is not situation-specific.
- The CHRSQ demonstrated reliability and convergent/discriminant validity.
- Alcohol use frequency in similar situations did not correlate with cocaine use, supporting discriminant validity.
Conclusions:
- The frequency of ongoing cocaine use appears independent of specific high-risk situations.
- Findings challenge the notion of situation-specific triggers for cocaine use.
- Implications for theoretical models and clinical interventions in cocaine addiction treatment.