Citation

Lee NK, Oei TPS, Greeley JD, Baglioni AJ. J. Stud. Alcohol 2003; 64(3): 432-436.

Affiliation

School of Psychology, University of Queensland, St. Lucia 4067, Australia. Nicole.Lee@turningpoint.org.au

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Rutgers Center of Alcohol Studies)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12817835

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Expectancies about the outcomes of alcohol consumption are widely accepted as important determinants drinking. This construct is increasingly recognized as a significant element of psychological interventions for alcohol-related problems. Much effort has been invested in producing reliable and valid instruments to measure this construct for research and clinical purposes, but very few have had their factor structure subjected to adequate validation. Among them, the Drinking Expectancies Questionnaire (DEQ) was developed to address some theoretical and design issues with earlier expectancy scales. Exploratory factor analyses, in addition to validity and reliability analyses, were performed when the original was questionnaire was developed. The object of this study was to undertake a confirmatory analysis of the factor structure of the DEQ. METHOD: Confirmatory factor analysis through LISREL 8 was performed using a randomly split sample 679 drinkers. RESULTS: Results suggested that a new 5-factor model, which differs slightly from the original 6-factor version, was a more robust measure of expectancies. A new method of scoring the DEQ consistent with this factor structure is presented. CONCLUSIONS: The present study shows more robust psychometric properties of the DEQ using the new factor structure.

Language: en