Psychometric properties of the drinking expectancy questionnaire: A review of the factor structure and a proposed new scoring method

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 432-436

  Lee, Nicole K ^a,b   Oei, Tian P S ^a   Greeley, Janet D ^a,c   Baglioni Jr , Anthony J ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Turning Point Alcohol Drug Ctr Inc   (Australia)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d Epsilon Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING EXPECTANCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0038350835     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.2003.64.432     Document Type: Review

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