TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - 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
JO  - Substance use and misuse
A1  - Pilatti, Angelina
A1  - Cupani, Marcos
A1  - Bravo, Adrian J.
A1  - Mezquita, Laura
A1  - Read, Jennifer P.
A1  - Pautassi, Ricardo M.
A1  - Bravo, Adrian J.
A1  - Conway, Christopher C.
A1  - Henson, James M.
A1  - Hogarth, Lee
A1  - Ibáñez, Manuel I.
A1  - Kaminer, Debra
A1  - Keough, Matthew
A1  - Mezquita, Laura
A1  - Ortet, Generós
A1  - Pearson, Matthew R.
A1  - Pilatti, Angelina
A1  - Prince, Mark A.
A1  - Read, Jennifer P.
A1  - Roozen, Hendrik G.
A1  - Ruiz, Paul
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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. <br><br>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). <br><br>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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1082-6084
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2238307
ID  - ref1
ER  -