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L A R Stein1, Brian Katz, Suzanne M Colby
1Department of Psychiatry & Human Behavior, Ctr. for Alc./Addic. Studies; Director, Juvenile Forensic Psychology Post-Doctoral Training Program, Director of Research, RI Training School; Brown University/CAAS, Providence, RI.
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The purpose of this study was to evaluate a brief version of the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-Adolescent (AEQ-A; Brown, Christiansen, & Goldman, 1987). The original AEQ-A was reduced to seven items (called the AEQ-AB). Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was performed and two factors emerged (General Positive Effects and Potential Negative Effects) accounting for 46% of the variance. Internal consistencies are comparable to those of the original AEQ-A (0.50). Scales correlate with criterion variables such as average drinks per week and average number of drinks per heavy drinking day (p < 0.05). It is concluded that this questionnaire may be useful to clinicians providing brief assessment and intervention. Cross-validation in other samples and other settings is recommended.
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