Abstract
This paper describes the development and psychometric testing of the Substance Use Wellness Tool, created to help raise awareness about alcohol and other substance misuse among university undergraduates. The tool is a self-and peer-reflection guide that students can use to monitor and alter their patterns of substance use. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis showed that the tool was unidimensional and that all 13 assessed domains were important. Cronbach’s alpha indicated the tool was highly reliable. Construct (convergent) validity for alcohol use with the 10-item AUDIT was also good, with strong correlations overall and within subgroups defined by gender, year of study, and university site.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 83-95 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Shu-Ping Chen, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta; Heather Stuart, Department of Public Health Sciences, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; Terry Krupa, School of Rehabilitation Therapy, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario; Keith Dobson, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta; Sherry Stewart, Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. This research was supported in part of the Caring Campus project which was funded by Movember Canada.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, Canadian Periodical for Community Studies Inc.. All rights reserved.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
