TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Development and validation of the Cheers Attitudes towards Non-drinkers Scale (CANS)
JO  - Journal of health psychology
A1  - Cheers, Christopher
A1  - Pennay, Amy
A1  - de la Piedad Garcia, Xochitl
A1  - Callinan, Sarah
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/13591053231220519
ID  - ref1
ER  -