Factor structure for measures of bystander likelihood, barriers, and actions to prevent problematic alcohol use among college students.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are currently no adequate measures to assess bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use (PAU).

Methods

We developed initial measures of bystander intervention for PAU, that include the constructs of likelihood to intervene, barriers to intervention, and actions taken in response to PAU situation. We sought to confirm the factor structure of the initial measures using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA).

Participants

We administered the measures in a college student sample (N = 1,270) recruited through Prime Panels.

Results

CFA analysis resulted in the following two scales: 1) Bystander Alcohol Likelihood to Intervene (14 items), 2) Overcoming Bystander Alcohol Barriers to Intervene (22 items). The Bystander Alcohol Actions (22 item

SUBMITTER: Montanaro E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12078633 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature