Validity studies of the scale of positive and negative perceptions about alcohol effects

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ID16780445
AuthorsLeandro Da Silva Almeida (0000-0002-0651-7014, University of Minho), Joana R Casanova (0000-0003-0652-3438, University of Minho), Maria Fernanda Páramo Fernández (0000-0003-1316-0647, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela), Caroline T Reppold (0000-0002-0236-2553, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre), Maria Soledad Rodrı́guez González (0000-0001-7414-147X, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
Year2020
Volume54
Pages52
Publication date2020-07-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueRevista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910
PublisherUniversidade de São Paulo. Agência de Bibliotecas e Coleções Digitais (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.11606/s1518-8787.2020054001811
PMID32491113
OpenAlexW3027887360
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

OBJECTIVE: To describe the process of elaboration and validation of the Scale of Perceptions about Alcohol Consumption in Higher Education Students in a Portuguese sample, considering the relationship between alcohol use rates and students’ perceptions about the effects of this consumption. METHODS: The validation study included 531 Portuguese college freshmen who answered the instrument, which is composed of five items that express positive perceptions and five items that express negative perceptions about the effects of alcohol consumption. RESULTS: Evidence of content validity, internal structure and external variables were obtained. The results of the factor analysis confirm the distribution of positive and negative perceptions by two different factors according to the theoretical model. Adequate internal consistency indexes were obtained for each dimension. The data obtained showed expected correlations between the perceptions and consumption behaviors of the students, indicating evidence of criterion validity of the scale. Moreover, the study showed that different consumption patterns between men and women, with higher alcohol consumption in the students’ households and restaurants or cafés by male students, in addition to the similarity in the consumption pattern between the two genders in parties and bars or nightclubs. CONCLUSION: The data obtained show the validity of the instrument. In the discussion, the article presents considerations about the responsibility of higher education institutions in the prevention and reduction in consumption rates among their students

Alcohol · Alcohol consumption · Concurrent validity · Consistency (knowledge bases) · Consumption (sociology) · Geography · Internal consistency · Perception · Portuguese · Psychometrics · Sample (material) · Scale (ratio) · Sociology · Test (biology) · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Clinical Psychology · Mathematics · Psychology · Social Psychology · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes · Youth, Drugs, and Violence

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