Expanding the utility of the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES) and initial psychometric support for the Brief-BAES (B-BAES)
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BACKGROUND: The utility of one of the most widely used subjective alcohol assessment tools, the Biphasic Alcohol Effects Scale (BAES) has been somewhat limited based on lack of psychometric studies in large and diverse samples, a range of alcohol doses, the length of the measure, and the original instructional set which precluded baseline measurement and disclosed to subjects that they received alcohol. METHODS: The current study investigated the factor structure of the BAES with a modified instructional set at pre-drink baseline and after consumption of various doses of alcohol, in a sample of 190 men and women, heavy and light social drinkers. This study tested the psychometric properties of a brief version of the BAES (Brief-BAES or B-BAES). RESULTS: Results demonstrated robust support of the stimulant and sedative constructs across all conditions, and demonstrated strong psychometric support for the 6-item B-BAES. DISCUSSION: This is the first comprehensive study to expand the utility of the BAES by instructional set, baseline measurement, at various alcohol doses, and by drinking history and sex. In addition, the introduction of the B-BAES may further increase the utility of this scale, particularly in paradigms with repeated measurement or time constraints.
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- Authors
- Rueger, S. Y., McNamara, P. J., & King, A. C.
- Affiliations
- Northern Illinois University (US)
- Corresponding author
- King, Andrea C.
- Venue
- Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2009-04-13
- Volume
- 33
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 916-924
- ISSN
- 0145-6008 (ISSN-L)
- 1530-0277
- PMC
- PMC2856649
- OpenAlex
- W2085486502
- Cited by
- 78
- References
- 45
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- FWCI
- 2.47
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Alcoholism Clinical and Experimental Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01AA013746)
- National Cancer Institute (P30‐CA14599, P30CA014599)
- National Center for Research Resources (UL1RR024999)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- alcohol dose-response, factor structure, psychometric properties, social drinkers, sex differences
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholic Beverages, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Male, Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, Psychometrics, Young Adult
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