Psychometric properties of the alcohol expectancy scale in argentine adolescent applying the rating scale model

ANGELINA PILATTI; JUAN CARLOS GODOY; SILVINA BRUSSINO; OSCAR LOZANO

Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse

Taylor & Francis

Año: 2015 p. 1 - 10

1547-0652

The goal of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the Alcohol ExpectancyScale AES-AA. In this study, 592 adolescents from private and public schools of the city ofCordoba (Argentina) participated. The psychometric study was carried out with the Rating ScaleModel -RSM-, a polytomous Rasch Model. Out of the 45 items that make up the scale, 42 itemshad adequate fit indexes, and it was explicated 91.3% of the adolescents? response patterns. Theestimation error of the parameters was low, indicating adequate precision of the items. Alcoholexpectancies were arrayed on continuous differentially. New psychometric properties the AESAAhave been explored in this study, showing adequate results to measure adolescents´expectancies about alcohol. Interesting implications for preventive programs are discussed.INDEXACIONES: CAB International, Criminal Justice Abstracts, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Current Contents/Social & Behavioral Sciences, EBSCO, Education Research Abstracts, Journal Citation Report/Social Sciences Edition, PILOTS Database, PsychInfo/Psychological Abstracts, Social Sciences Citation Index, Social Research, and Social Service Abstracts