O A Psychometric Assessment of the Alcohol Behavior , Attitude , and Awareness Inventory

Psychometric properties of the Alcohol Behavior, Attitude, and Awareness Inventory (ABAA Inventory) were assessed using data collected in 1987 from 799 university students. Results suggested that the ABAA Inventory was internally-consistent (alpha = .82) and stable over time (test-retest coefficient = .77). Subscale alphas ranged from .45 to .92, while subscale test-retest coefficients ranged from .59 to .89. A panel of experts determined that the instrument was representative of the domains under study, indicating content validity. Instrument construct validity was appraised using factor analysis. The initial factor analysis produced 15 factors with eigenvalues greater than 1. A principal component factor analysis, set at eight factors with a varimax rotation, produced eight factors with eigenvalues ranging from 6.63 to 1.57. Convergent and discriminant construct validity were studied through general correlation matrices. As measured by the SMOG test, Inventory items were at the seventh grade reading level. The average time needed to complete the instrument ranged from 9.26 to 17.17 minutes. mhis paper describes the ABAA Inventory's psychometric properties as well as its applications in the school and community health setting. (Author) *********************************************************************** * Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made * * from the original document. * **w******************************************************************** O A Psychometric Assessment of the Alcohol Behavior, Attitude, and Awareness Inventory Paul D. Sarvela, Ph.D.*, Judy C. Drolet, Ph.D.*, E. Laurette Taylor, Ph.D.**, & Paul R. Neocomb, Ph,D,*** * Department of Health Education College of Education Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-6618 ** Dept. of Health, Physical Education, & Recreation College of Arts and Sciences University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73069 U S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office Educational Research and Improvement EDUCATIONAL RESOJRCES INFORMATION CENTER IERICI *,,,TAIs document has been reproduced as rece.veo from the person or organizaPon or.g.natIng .t 0 Mnor changes have been made to tmprove reproduct.on quality Points of view or ommonS Stated in thiSdOCu ment do nut necessarily represent ott.c.ai OERI posfion or pol.cy *** School of Social Work College of Human Resources Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901 "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRAN I ED BY