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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence 6/2006

01-12-2006 | Original Paper

Measuring Alcohol Expectancies in Youth

Auteurs: Karen A. Randolph, Mary A. Gerend, Brenda A. Miller

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Youth and Adolescence | Uitgave 6/2006

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Abstract

Beliefs about the consequences of using alcohol, alcohol expectancies, are powerful predictors of underage drinking. The Alcohol Expectancies Questionnaire-Adolescent form (AEQ-A) has been widely used to measure expectancies in youth. Despite its broad use, the factor structure of the AEQ-A has not been firmly established. It is also not known whether it assesses similar constructs (i.e., measurement invariance) between boys and girls. This article reports on a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) of a shortened version of the AEQ-A with 310 youth, ages 10–16, to determine whether a two factor, positive and negative expectancy structure held for this sample and to test measurement invariance across gender. The results support evidence of a 2-factor, positive and negative structure for the abbreviated version of the AEQ-A and show that it assesses equivalent alcohol expectancy constructs among males and females. These findings have important implications for cognitive based approaches to alcohol prevention.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Measuring Alcohol Expectancies in Youth
Auteurs
Karen A. Randolph
Mary A. Gerend
Brenda A. Miller
Publicatiedatum
01-12-2006
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Youth and Adolescence / Uitgave 6/2006
Print ISSN: 0047-2891
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-6601
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10964-006-9072-3

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