Citation

Tuliao AP, Landoy BV, McChargue DE. J. Ethn. Subst. Abuse 2015; 15(2): 127-143.

Affiliation

a Department of Psychology , University of Nebraska-Lincoln , Lincoln , Nebraska.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/15332640.2015.1011731

PMID

26430951

Abstract

The Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test's factor structure varies depending on population and culture. Because of this inconsistency, this article examined the factor structure of the test and conducted a factorial invariance test between a U.S. and a Philippines college sample. Confirmatory factor analyses indicated that a three-factor solution outperforms the one- and two-factor solution in both samples. Factorial invariance analyses further supports the confirmatory findings by showing that factor loadings were generally invariant across groups; however, item intercepts show non-invariance. Country differences between factors show that Filipino consumption factor mean scores were significantly lower than their U.S. counterparts.

Language: en