Abstract
Although self-report data are generally evaluated as reliable, validity estimates for self-reported drinking behavior are not as favorable. A new method of measurement addressing problems currently associated with the questionable validity of self-report drinking information is introduced. Study 1 tests the correspondence between the new measure (occasions per year blood alcohol level exceeded 0.08%), traditional self-report measures, and laboratory alcohol consumption. The novel measure correlated most strongly with volume of alcohol consumed in the laboratory compared to the traditional measures. In Study 2 the novel measure was favored over a traditional measure when discriminating between the presence and absence of problem-drinking symptoms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 587-607 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:We would like to thank individuals from at the Douglas Hospital-McGill University Alcohol Research Center in subject recruitment and the Medical Research Council for funding this research.
ASJC Scopus Subject Areas
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
- Health(social science)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Psychiatry and Mental health
