@article{ref1,
title="Development and validation of the Cheers Attitudes towards Non-drinkers Scale (CANS)",
journal="Journal of health psychology",
year="2024",
author="Cheers, Christopher and Pennay, Amy and de la Piedad Garcia, Xochitl and Callinan, Sarah",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Non-drinkers report experiencing stigma, which can act as a barrier to non-drinking. Two studies were undertaken to develop and test a new scale to measure attitudes towards non-drinkers. In Study 1, 29 items were presented to 426 Australian drinkers. In Study 2, the refined 12-item Cheers Attitudes to Non-drinkers Scale (CANS) was presented to 389 drinkers. Alcohol consumption, Harm and the Regan Attitudes towards Non-drinkers Scale (RANDS) were presented for scale validation. Exploratory factor analysis revealed three factors representing the Threats to Fun, Connection and Self that drinkers perceive non-drinkers to pose. Confirmatory factor analysis showed that the scale meets the required fit indices and had good reliability (α = 0.842). Evidence of validity was shown through significant correlations with Alcohol Consumption, Harm and the RANDS. These studies show the CANS to be a reliable and valid measure that could be utilised to understand and modify the stigma experienced by non-drinkers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1053",
doi="10.1177/13591053231220519",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053231220519"
}