Analysis of Item Response and Differential Item Functioning of Alcohol Expectancies in Middle School Youths

Psychological Assessment

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 444-449

  McCarthy, Denis M ^a   Pedersen, Sarah L ^a   D'Amico, Elizabeth J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; children; drinking; expectancies; item response theory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EXPECTANCY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT; PSYCHOMETRY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 70249107458     PISSN: 10403590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0016319     Document Type: Article

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