alcohol misuse;
adolescents;
young adults;
longitudinal;
item response theory;
IDENTIFICATION;
D O I:
10.1080/10826080802484686
中图分类号:
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
学科分类号:
摘要:
This study, funded by the US National Institute of Drug Abuse, evaluates the usefulness of item response theory (IRT) to create a developmental alcohol misuse scale. Data were collected during 1997-2006 from 5,828 Midwestern US students who completed annual surveys at grades 7 through 11 and 2 and 4 years after high school. Seventeen alcohol misuse items were calibrated with IRT and examined for differential item functioning (DIF) across 5 study waves. Eight items displayed DIF; in most cases, properties for items assessed 2 years after high school were different from those assessed in grades 8-11. Implications and suggestions for future research are discussed.
机构:
Baycrest Ctr Geriatr Care, Kunin Lunenfeld Appl Res Unit, Toronto, ON M6A 2E1, Canada
Univ Toronto, Dept Psychiat, Toronto, ON, CanadaBaycrest Ctr Geriatr Care, Kunin Lunenfeld Appl Res Unit, Toronto, ON M6A 2E1, Canada
Streiner, David L.
[J].
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY-REVUE CANADIENNE DE PSYCHIATRIE,
2010,
55
(03):
: 180
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186