A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences in the United States and Sweden: Measurement Invariance of the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index.

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Assessment Pub Date : 2024-06-01 Epub Date: 2023-09-11 DOI:10.1177/10731911231195834

Frank J Schwebel, Dylan K Richards, Claes Andersson, Mary E Larimer

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Commensurate measures of alcohol-related consequences across countries and cultures are critical for addressing the global burden of hazardous alcohol use. The Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI), developed and validated in the United States, is a popular measure of alcohol problems. This study examined measurement invariance of the RAPI across samples of U.S. and Swedish high school seniors. Latent mean differences in alcohol problems across countries and differences in associations between alcohol problems with alcohol use and protective behavioral strategies (PBS) were also examined. The RAPI was scalar invariant. Swedish students reported fewer problems than U.S. students (latent mean difference = -0.19, p = .047). In both samples, the RAPI was positively correlated with alcohol use frequency and quantity (ps < .001), and negatively correlated with PBS use (ps < .05). Overall, the RAPI demonstrated measurement invariance, and we found evidence for its validity across samples of U.S. and Swedish high school seniors.

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美国和瑞典与酒精有关的负面后果的跨文化比较：罗格斯酒精问题指数的测量不变性。

对不同国家和文化中与酒精相关的后果进行相应的测量，对于解决全球有害酒精使用的负担至关重要。罗格斯酒精问题指数（RAPI）在美国开发并经过验证，是一种流行的酒精问题测量方法。本研究考察了 RAPI 在美国和瑞典高中生样本中的测量不变性。此外，还考察了各国酒精问题的潜在平均值差异，以及酒精问题与酒精使用和保护性行为策略（PBS）之间的关联差异。RAPI 具有标度不变性。瑞典学生报告的问题少于美国学生（潜均值差异 = -0.19，p = .047）。在这两个样本中，RAPI 与饮酒频率和数量呈正相关（ps < .001），与 PBS 的使用呈负相关（ps < .05）。总体而言，RAPI 表现出了测量不变性，我们在美国和瑞典的高中生样本中发现了其有效性的证据。

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Assessment PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL-

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期刊介绍： Assessment publishes articles in the domain of applied clinical assessment. The emphasis of this journal is on publication of information of relevance to the use of assessment measures, including test development, validation, and interpretation practices. The scope of the journal includes research that can inform assessment practices in mental health, forensic, medical, and other applied settings. Papers that focus on the assessment of cognitive and neuropsychological functioning, personality, and psychopathology are invited. Most papers published in Assessment report the results of original empirical research, however integrative review articles and scholarly case studies will also be considered.