Concurrent validity of an online version of the timeline followback assessment

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 672-677

  Pedersen, Eric R ^a   Grow, Joel ^a   Duncan, Sean ^a   Neighbors, Clayton ^b   Larimer, Mary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol; marijuana; online; Timeline Followback; validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANNABIS SMOKING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TIMELINE FOLLOWBACK ASSESSMENT; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; CANNABIS ADDICTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECALL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; STUDENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLISM; ANXIETY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARIJUANA ABUSE; MENTAL RECALL; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875075858     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: 19391501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0027945     Document Type: Article

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