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The Chinese version of the drinking-related locus-of-control scale: a confirmatory factor analysis
Mei-Yu Yeh1, Li-Wei Lee, Fang-Ming Hwang
1Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Taiwan. yehdiana@mail.cgit.edu.tw
Abstract:
Internal control beliefs appear to be important factors in recovery from alcoholism. However, no instrument for assessing drinking-related locus of control has been developed in Taiwan. After translating the drinking-related locus-of-control scale (DRIE) into Chinese, we examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the DRIE in alcohol-dependent patients. A total sample of 161 alcohol-dependent patients received treatment for alcoholism in psychiatric hospital outpatient and inpatient units. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on three-factor, two-factor, and one-factor measurement models of the DRIE based on prior studies. The results indicated that the one-factor model of the DRIE provided goodness of fit to the data in this study. The Chinese version of the DRIE has been demonstrated to be a reliable and valid tool for the assessment of locus-of-control beliefs in alcohol-dependent patients.
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