The Structural Validity of the Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale-Short Form Among College Students Who Drink Alcohol.

IF 3.5 2区心理学 Q1 PSYCHOLOGY, CLINICAL

Assessment Pub Date : 2025-02-28 DOI:10.1177/10731911251316468

Alexandra Hernandez-Vallant, Margo C Hurlocker, Alison Looby, Byron L Zamboanga

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Abstract

The Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale (BDEFS) is a multidimensional measure of executive functioning (EF). Yet, no work has validated the 20-item BDEFS short form (BDEFS-SF) among individuals at risk of EF deficits, including college students who consume alcohol. The current study evaluated the factor structure and measurement invariance of the BDEFS-SF in 867 undergraduates from 12 colleges/universities who endorsed past-month alcohol use. The bifactor model best fit the data, supporting the use of the general factor over the five subscales for measurement models, and measurement invariance was partially supported across sex assigned at birth. Four subscales were uniquely associated with alcohol use, consequences, and alcohol protective behavioral strategies. The BDEFS-SF total score appears to be a valid measure of EF among undergraduates who use alcohol; however, more research is needed to increase the clinical utility of the measure given the lack of support for the use of the subscales in measurement models.

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饮酒大学生的巴克利执行功能缺陷量表-简表的结构有效性。

巴克利执行功能缺陷量表（BDEFS）是一种多维度的执行功能量表。然而，目前还没有研究在有EF缺陷风险的个体（包括饮酒的大学生）中验证包含20项的BDEFS简表。本研究评估了来自12所高校的867名认可过去一个月饮酒的本科生的BDEFS-SF的因素结构和测量不变性。双因子模型最适合数据，支持在五个子尺度上使用一般因子进行测量模型，并且部分支持出生性别分配的测量不变性。四个分量表与酒精使用、后果和酒精保护行为策略有独特的关联。BDEFS-SF总分似乎是衡量饮酒大学生EF的有效指标；然而，由于缺乏对测量模型中使用分量表的支持，需要更多的研究来增加该测量的临床效用。

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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.