@article{ref1,
title="Factor Structure and Invariance of the Behavioral Undercontrol Questionnaire: Testing for Differences Across Gender and Ethnicity",
journal="European journal of psychological assessment",
year="2011",
author="Myers, Mark and Roesch, Scott and Aldridge, Arianna and Doran, Neal",
volume="27",
number="3",
pages="145-152",
abstract="The construct of behavioral undercontrol is often assessed as a potential risk factor in studies of health-risk behaviors, but few studies have examined psychometric properties of measures of behavioral undercontrol. The present study tested the factor structure of the Behavioral Undercontrol Questionnaire (BUQ), a 20-item self-report measure, across gender and racial/ethnic groups, using a college sample (N = 648). We hypothesized that the factor structure would vary by both gender and race/ethnicity. A single-factor solution was identified and confirmed within each group. However, analyses yielded differences across gender and racial/ethnic groups. Findings support the overall validity of the BUQ, but also suggest that caution should be exercised in making comparisons across gender and racial/ethnic groups. These data also highlight the importance of assessing the psychometric properties of measures of behavioral undercontrol and other externalizing constructs.<p />",
language="",
issn="1015-5759",
doi="27/1015-5759/a000060",
url="http://dx.doi.org/27/1015-5759/a000060"
}