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The Chinese version of the drinking-related locus-of-control scale: a confirmatory factor analysis.
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Journal of substance abuse treatment [J Subst Abuse Treat] 2008 Apr; Vol. 34 (3), pp. 333-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Jul 05. - Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Internal control beliefs appear to be important factors in recovery from alcoholism. However, no instrument for assessing drinking-related locus of control has been developed in Taiwan. After translating the drinking-related locus-of-control scale (DRIE) into Chinese, we examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the DRIE in alcohol-dependent patients. A total sample of 161 alcohol-dependent patients received treatment for alcoholism in psychiatric hospital outpatient and inpatient units. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on three-factor, two-factor, and one-factor measurement models of the DRIE based on prior studies. The results indicated that the one-factor model of the DRIE provided goodness of fit to the data in this study. The Chinese version of the DRIE has been demonstrated to be a reliable and valid tool for the assessment of locus-of-control beliefs in alcohol-dependent patients.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Alcoholism rehabilitation
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Hospitalization
Hospitals, Psychiatric
Humans
Language
Male
Mental Health Services statistics & numerical data
Translations
Alcoholism diagnosis
Alcoholism epidemiology
Asian People
Internal-External Control
Mass Screening methods
Surveys and Questionnaires
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0740-5472
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of substance abuse treatment
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 17614237
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2007.05.002