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Verbal report methods in clinical research on alcoholism: response bias and its minimization.
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Verbal report procedures, such as interviews, tests and questionnaires, have become the dominant method to obtain clinical data on alcohol abuse and its modification through treatment. The extent to which this method provides reliable and valid information for research purposes, and how its accuracy and usefulness can be enhanced, is examined. A review of methodological studies in the alcohol literature shows that although the information obtained from alcoholics and heavy drinkers tends to be reliable and valid, there can be considerable variability in accuracy, depending on the sensitivity of the information sought, the specificity of the validation criteria, the personal characteristics of the respondents and the demand characteristics of the task. It is suggested that the question of whether verbal report procedures are valid or invalid is less important than the issue of how they can be improved to the point that confidence can be placed in their findings. To facilitate this process, methodological techniques likely to enhance validity are reviewed.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Babor, T. F., Stephens, R. S., & Marlatt, G. A.
- Affiliations
- University of Connecticut (US)
- ORCID
- Babor, T F
- Venue
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol
- Publisher
- Alcohol Research Documentation, Inc.
- Published
- 1987-09
- Volume
- 48
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 410-424
- ISSN
- 0096-882X (ISSN-L)
- 1934-2683
- OpenAlex
- W2145120856
- Cited by
- 488
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2023: 3 · 2022: 1 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 4 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 11 · 2016: 16 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 10
- FWCI
- 11.92
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Studies on Alcohol (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (AA 06558-02, 5P50 AA03510-09)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Keywords
- alcoholism, response bias, validity, reliability statistics, heavy drinkers, demand characteristics, self-report questionnaire, interview validity, alcohol treatment outcomes
- MeSH terms
- Alcoholism, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Personality Tests, Surveys and Questionnaires, Research
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