Mapping the Continuum of Alcohol Problems in College Students: A Rasch Model Analysis.
- 1 January 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
- Vol. 18 (4), 322-333
- https://doi.org/10.1037/0893-164x.18.4.322
Abstract
The authors conducted Rasch model (G. Rasch, 1960) analyses of items from the Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test (YAAPST; S. C. Hurlbut & K. J. Sher, 1992) to examine the relative severity and ordering of alcohol problems in 806 college students. Items appeared to measure a single dimension of alcohol problem severity, covering a broad range of the latent continuum. Items fit the Rasch model well, with less severe symptoms reliably preceding more severe symptoms in a potential progression toward increasing levels of problem severity. However, certain items did not index problem severity consistently across demographic subgroups. A shortened, alternative version of the YAAPST is proposed, and a norm table is provided that allows for a linking of total YAAPST scores to expected symptom expression.Keywords
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