TY - JOUR
T1 - Concurrent validity of the personality assessment inventory Alcohol Problems (ALC) Scale in a college student sample
AU - Ruiz, Mark A.
AU - Dickinson, Kelly A.
AU - Pincus, Aaron L.
PY - 2002/9
Y1 - 2002/9
N2 - The concurrent validity of the Alcohol Problems scale (ALC) was investigated in a college student sample (N = 200). The relationships between the ALC and associated features of alcohol problems (e.g., consumption patterns, expectancies, maladaptive coping, and stress) were examined. The validity of the ALC for identifying clinically significant alcohol problems (assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) was also examined. The ALC was related to the associated features and was a valid indicator of alcohol problems. T scores of 80, 85, and 90 had superior hit rates for alcohol abuse; and scores of 80, 85, and 90 had superior hit rates for alcohol dependence.
AB - The concurrent validity of the Alcohol Problems scale (ALC) was investigated in a college student sample (N = 200). The relationships between the ALC and associated features of alcohol problems (e.g., consumption patterns, expectancies, maladaptive coping, and stress) were examined. The validity of the ALC for identifying clinically significant alcohol problems (assessed with the Structured Clinical Interview for the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) was also examined. The ALC was related to the associated features and was a valid indicator of alcohol problems. T scores of 80, 85, and 90 had superior hit rates for alcohol abuse; and scores of 80, 85, and 90 had superior hit rates for alcohol dependence.
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U2 - 10.1177/1073191102009003005
DO - 10.1177/1073191102009003005
M3 - Article
C2 - 12216783
AN - SCOPUS:0036719344
VL - 9
SP - 261
EP - 270
JO - Assessment
JF - Assessment
SN - 1073-1911
IS - 3
ER -