@article{ref1,
title="Factor structure of the Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test Revised (CUDIT-R) for men and women",
journal="Cannabis (Research Society on Marijuana)",
year="2020",
author="Risi, Megan M. and Sokolovsky, Alexander W. and White, Helene R. and Jackson, Kristina M.",
volume="3",
number="2",
pages="148-156",
abstract="The Cannabis Use Disorders Identification Test Revised (CUDIT-R) is an 8-item screening instrument designed to identify recent problematic cannabis use over the past 6 months. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the factor structure of the CUDIT-R separately for male and female college students. Participants included 1,390 male and female college students recruited from three state universities (61% female; Age: M= 19.8, SD= 1.3). We conducted exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses followed by tests of measurement invariance including configural invariance, metric invariance and scalar invariance across men and women. <br><br>RESULTS confirmed a one-factor structure for the CUDIT-R. The number of factors and item loadings were invariant between men and women. However, intercepts were non-invariant for an item asking about consumption of cannabis use indicating that the endorsement of this item varied between men and women. Follow-up validation tests indicated that using a sum score for analyses is appropriate despite non-invariance. However, more research is needed to determine if the cut-off scores of the CUDIT-R should be reevaluated by gender.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2578-0026",
doi="10.26828/cannabis.2020.02.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.26828/cannabis.2020.02.002"
}