%0 Journal Article %T Utility of the brief young adult alcohol consequences questionnaire to identify college students at-risk for alcohol related problems: relative operating characteristics across seven countries %J Substance use and misuse %D 2023 %A Pilatti, Angelina %A Cupani, Marcos %A Bravo, Adrian J. %A Mezquita, Laura %A Read, Jennifer P. %A Pautassi, Ricardo M. %A Bravo, Adrian J. %A Conway, Christopher C. %A Henson, James M. %A Hogarth, Lee %A Ibáñez, Manuel I. %A Kaminer, Debra %A Keough, Matthew %A Mezquita, Laura %A Ortet, Generós %A Pearson, Matthew R. %A Pilatti, Angelina %A Prince, Mark A. %A Read, Jennifer P. %A Roozen, Hendrik G. %A Ruiz, Paul %V ePub %N ePub %P ePub-ePub %X BACKGROUND: It is important to identify students who would benefit from early interventions to reduce harmful drinking patterns and associated consequences. the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ) could be particularly useful as a screening tool in university settings.

OBJECTIVEs. The present study examined the utility of the B-YAACQ to distinguish among students at-risk for problematic alcohol use as measured by the AUDIT.

OBJECTIVES: The present study examined the utility of the B-YAACQ to distinguish among students at-risk for problematic alcohol use as measured by the AUDIT.

METHODS: A sample of 6382 students (mean age=20.28, SD=3.75, 72.2% females) from seven countries (i.e., U.S., Canada, South-Africa, Spain, Argentina, Uruguay, England) completed the B-YAACQ, the AUDIT and different measures of alcohol use.

RESULTS: ROC analyses suggested that a cutoff score of 5 maximized the YAACQ's discrimination utility to differentiate between students at low versus moderate/high risk in the total sample and across countries (except in Canada, where the cutoff was 4). In addition, a cutoff of 7 differentiated between students at low/moderate versus high risk in the total sample, while cutoffs of 10, 9, 8 and 7 differentiate between students at low/moderate versus high risk in Uruguay, U.S and Spain (10), Argentina (9), England (8), and Canada and South-Africa (7), respectively. Students classified at the three risk levels (i.e., low, moderate and high) differed in age (i.e., a younger age was associated with higher risk) and drinking patters (i.e., higher drinking frequency, quantity, binge drinking and AUDIT and B-YAACQ scores in the higher risk groups).

CONCLUSIONS: This study suggest that the B-YAACQ is a useful tool to identify college students at-risk for experiencing problematic patterns of alcohol use.

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%G en %I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group %@ 1082-6084 %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2238307