| Development of a decisional balance scale for young adult marijuana use. | |
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PMID: 21261405 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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This study describes the development and validation of a decisional balance scale for marijuana use in young adults. Scale development was accomplished in four phases. First, 53 participants (70% female, 68% freshman) provided qualitative data that yielded content for an initial set of 47 items. In the second phase, an exploratory factor analysis on the responses of 260 participants (52% female, 68% freshman) revealed two factors, corresponding to pros and cons. Items that did not load well on the factors were omitted, resulting in a reduced set of 36 items. In the third phase, 182 participants (49% female, 37% freshmen) completed the revised scale and an evaluation of factor structure led to scale revisions and model respecification to create a good-fitting model. The final scales consisted of 8 pros (α = 0.91) and 16 cons (α = 0.93), and showed evidence of validity. In the fourth phase (N = 248, 66% female, 70% freshman), we confirmed the factor structure, and provided further evidence for reliability and validity. The Marijuana Decisional Balance Scale enhances our ability to study motivational factors associated with marijuana use among young adults. |
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Authors:
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Jennifer C Elliott; Kate B Carey; Lori A J Scott-Sheldon |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors Volume: 25 ISSN: 1939-1501 ISO Abbreviation: Psychol Addict Behav Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-03-29 Completed Date: 2011-08-08 Revised Date: 2013-05-27 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8802734 Medline TA: Psychol Addict Behav Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 90-100 Citation Subset: IM |
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Center for Health and Behavior, Syracuse University, 430 Huntington Hall, Syracuse, NY 13244-2340, USA. jcelliot@syr.edu |
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Decision Making* Factor Analysis, Statistical Female Humans Male Marijuana Smoking / psychology* Motivation* Psychometrics Questionnaires Reproducibility of Results Young Adult |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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K02 AA015574/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K02 AA015574-01/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS; K02-AA15574/AA/NIAAA NIH HHS |
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