TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - A reliability and validity analysis of an alcohol-related harm scale for surveys
JO  - Journal of studies on alcohol
A1  - Rehm, Jürgen T.
A1  - Frick, U.
A1  - Bondy, S.
SP  - 203
EP  - 208
VL  - 60
IS  - 2
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To test reliability and construct validity of an alcohol-related harm scale widely used in North American surveys. METHOD: Data base: three representative general population household telephone surveys in Ontario, Canada (1994: N = 2,022, response rate 63%; 1995: N = 994, response rate 63%; 1996: N = 2,721, response rate 64%). Statistical analysis: psychometric analysis of internal consistency (Cronbach); Mokken scaling to test homogeneity of underlying construct; tests for construct validity by measuring associations with similar scales. RESULTS: The scale showed high internal consistency and homogeneity of the underlying construct. The correlations with the CAGE and ICD-10 criteria for dependence ranged between 0.5 and 0.7. CONCLUSIONS: The harm scale is measuring a unidimensional construct, but one which is not distinct from that measured by the CAGE or dependence criteria.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0096-882X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -