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The Community Alcohol Use Scale: a scale for use in prevention programs.

D R Evans, L M Levy, A E Pilgrim

    American Journal of Community Psychology
    |December 1, 1985
    PubMed
    Summary

    The Community Alcohol Use Scale (CAUS) is a new, reliable tool for primary prevention studies. It effectively measures alcohol use and identifies individuals at risk for alcoholism.

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    Area of Science:

    • Psychometrics
    • Public Health
    • Addiction Research

    Background:

    • Alcohol use disorders represent a significant public health concern.
    • Existing measures for alcohol use may lack suitability for primary prevention studies.
    • A need exists for a reliable and valid instrument to assess alcohol consumption in community settings.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop and validate the Community Alcohol Use Scale (CAUS).
    • To establish the reliability and validity of the CAUS for use in primary prevention.
    • To create preliminary cutting scores for identifying individuals at risk for alcoholism.

    Main Methods:

    • Item generation based on a comprehensive literature review of alcohol dependence.
    • Development of a 45-item scale from an initial 100-item version using respondent data (n=315).

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  • Cross-validation of the CAUS on local (n=274) and provincial (n=745) samples, assessing internal consistency and correlations with established measures.

    • Main Results:

    • High internal consistency estimates for the CAUS across all samples (.91, .96, .94).
    • Significant correlations between the CAUS and the Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (.48, .69) and Usual Weekly Alcohol Index (.62).
    • Development of preliminary cutting scores for risk identification.

    Conclusions:

    • The Community Alcohol Use Scale (CAUS) is a reliable, valid, and acceptable measure for primary prevention.
    • The CAUS demonstrates potential as an evaluative and predictive instrument in alcohol prevention programs.
    • The scale aids in identifying individuals at risk for alcoholism within community settings.