The Alcoholics Anonymous affiliation scale: Development, reliability, and norms for diverse treated and untreated populations

被引:149
作者
Humphreys, K
Kaskutas, LA
Weisner, C
机构
[1] Vet Affairs Palo Alto Hlth Care Syst, Ctr Hlth Care Evaluat, Menlo Park, CA 94025 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Menlo Park, CA USA
[3] Inst Publ Hlth, Alcohol Res Grp, Berkeley, CA USA
关键词
Alcoholics Anonymous; measures; norms; community samples; alcohol treatment;
D O I
10.1111/j.1530-0277.1998.tb03691.x
中图分类号
R194 [卫生标准、卫生检查、医药管理];
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摘要
Affiliation with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) is an important variable to measure in many clinical and research activities. This paper reports on the development of an AA affiliation scale, and demonstrates its utility in a sample of 927 alcohol treatment seekers and 674 untreated problem drinkers. The scale is short (9 items), covers a range of AA experiences, and is internally consistent across diverse demographic groups, multiple health services settings, and treated and untreated populations. The validity of the scale is supported by the findings that treatment seekers report significantly higher AA affiliation than do untreated problem drinkers, and inpatients report higher affiliation than outpatients. Potential clinical and research applications of the scale are proposed.
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页码:974 / 978
页数:5
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