Jove
Visualize
Contact Us

Related Experiment Videos

Developing a screening questionnaire for problem drinking in college students.

E J Heck1

  • 1University Counseling Center, University of Kansas, Lawrence.

Journal of American College Health : J of ACH
|March 1, 1991
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Using the CAGE to screen for drinking-related problems in college students.

Journal of studies on alcohol·1995
Same author

Criterion variability in problem-drinking research on college students.

Journal of substance abuse·1995
See all related articles
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

This study identified key indicators for detecting problem drinking in college students, improving upon existing screening tools. The findings offer a more accurate method for identifying at-risk students and intervening early.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Public Health
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Existing alcoholism screening tools like the CAGE questionnaire lack sufficient validity for college student populations.
  • Problem drinking patterns in students often represent a less severe form of alcohol misuse.
  • There is a need for improved screening instruments tailored to the unique drinking behaviors of college students.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify specific survey items with adequate test operating characteristics for screening problem drinkers among college students.
  • To develop a more valid screening method for detecting less severe problem drinking patterns.
  • To enhance the early identification and intervention for at-risk student drinkers.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of survey data, including CAGE questions, from a college student population.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Definition of problem and normal drinking patterns based on quantity-frequency and alcohol-related problems.
  • Chi-square analyses to compare response frequencies to a 17-item alcohol-use survey between problem and normal drinkers.

    • Main Results:

    • Five highly significant items were identified for screening problem drinkers.
    • These items include modified CAGE criteria, beverage choice, driving under the influence frequency, and age of regular alcohol use initiation.
    • The selected items demonstrated a sensitivity of 88%, specificity of 87%, and a positive predictive value of 52% at the recommended cutoff.

    Conclusions:

    • The identified items offer improved validity for screening problem drinking in college students compared to traditional instruments.
    • The screening method can identify 88% of problem drinkers while correctly classifying 87% of non-problem drinkers.
    • Further application in similar populations may misclassify 12% of problem drinkers and 13% of normal drinkers, necessitating careful interpretation.