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Student drinking-related problems in an urban campus: implications for research and prevention
1Center for Addiction and Behavioral Health Research and the Urban Studies Programs, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53201, USA.
Objective:
Researchers who study the etiology of college drinking typically employ measures of alcohol-use behaviors as outcomes; however, relatively little is known about the properties of alcohol-related problems (AP). This study aims to develop a single continuous measure of AP.
Participants:
The sample included 531 undergraduate college students who were surveyed in March 2007.
Methods:
The Rasch model was employed for dichotomous variables to analyze the measurement properties of 17 AP items.
Results:
Although issues with respect to differentiation at low levels of problem severity were identified, based on most strategies, the Rasch-based scale was shown to be a valid and reliable measure of AP among college students.
Conclusions:
Although there may be some need for slight modification and adjustment in the future, the AP scale developed here can potentially serve as a useful measure for etiological and prevention research.
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