The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in a College Sample
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This study was conducted to estimate the psychometric properties of the questionnaire section of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in a college sample using DSM-III criteria for alcohol abuse as the criterion standard. This alcohol screening test was developed for the 10 country AMETHYST project. In this young adult sample the instrument exhibited a sensitivity of .84 and specificity of .71 when utilizing the recommended cut-off score of 11. The 10-item questionnaire section of the AUDIT appears to have important advantages over other alcohol screening instruments such as the CAGE and the MAST.
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The AUDIT measures a unidimensional construct with adequate internal consistency (α=0.80 to 0.83).
“The 10-item self-report questionnaire measures a unidimensional construct with adequate internal consistency ranging between α=0.80 and α=0.83.83 84”
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- Authors
- Fleming, M. F., Barry, K. L., & Macdonald, R.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Venue
- International Journal of the Addictions
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1991-01
- Volume
- 26
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 1173-1185
- ISSN
- 0020-773X (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2163697854
- Cited by
- 458
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- 13
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- FWCI
- 2.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of the Addictions (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pathology and Forensic Medicine › Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test, auditing, alcohol screening, alcohol abuse, psychometric properties, sensitivity and specificity, cut-off values, young adults, university students, CAGE, MAST
- MeSH terms
- Adult, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Inventory, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales, Psychometrics, Reference Values, Students, Wisconsin
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