TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The validity of the desired effects of drinking scale with a late adolescent sample
JO  - Psychology of addictive behaviors
A1  - Ewing, SW
A1  - Hendrickson, Stacey M. L.
A1  - Payne, Nanetta S.
SP  - 587
EP  - 591
VL  - 22
IS  - 4
N2  - This study evaluated the validity of the Desired Effects of Drinking Scale (DEoDS) with a late adolescent sample. This brief measure (37 items) was designed to assess reasons for drinking across 9 domains. Across a culturally diverse sample of late adolescents (ages 18-20 years), this measure evidenced high internal consistency, particularly when all items were summed in 1 full-scale score. Contrary to the factors found with adults, 8 factors emerged with this sample. No differences were found by culture, providing initial evidence for the cross-cultural validity of this measure. In addition, gender differences emerged for only 1 factor. Overall, the results provide empirical support for the use of this measure to assess late adolescents' and emerging adults' reasons for drinking.     <p></p>    <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0893-164X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/a0012970
ID  - ref1
ER  -