Reliability and validity of the Alcohol Consequences Expectations Scale

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 504-512

  Arriola, Kimberly R Jacob ^a   Usdan, Stuart ^b   Mays, Darren ^a   Weitzel, Jessica Aungst ^c   Cremeens, Jennifer ^d   Martin, Ryan J ^e   Borba, Christina ^a   Bernhardt, Jay M ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Ciurczak and Company Inc   (United States)

^d EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE   (United States)

^f National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol assessment; Alcohol Expectations; College students; Reliability; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69849092330     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/AJHB.33.5.3     Document Type: Article

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