Alcohol consumption questionnaire: Scale development in a sample of Mexican American young adults and association with ADH7.

ABSTRACT:

Background

To understand why some individuals who develop alcohol use disorders (AUD) first begin to drink heavily, a number of scales have been developed that index aspects of alcohol craving and restraint from drinking. We developed a new measure called the Alcohol Consumption Questionnaire (ACQ), based in part on items modified from scales used to index binge eating, because there are data to suggest that binge eating and binge drinking may share common antecedents. We present an initial validity study using data from a sample of Mexican Americans.

Methods

Data were from 699 Mexican American young adults in San Diego County, CA. A subsample (n = 60) had short-term test-retest data. Factor analysis and reliability assessment guided item reduction. Item response theory (IRT

SUBMITTER: Ehlers CL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11407297 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature