Latent variable models of alcohol-related constructs
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Jeremy W. Bray, Professor and Department Head (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: This study examines the improvement in validity coefficients and structural relationships derived from formally modeling latent variables of adverse alcohol-related constructs. Results of a confirmatory factor analysis of responses from 8, 755 participants in the 1988 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse support a three-factor model of alcohol abuse, dependence, and adverse consequences. A comparison of construct inter-correlations shows latent variables to be superior to measurement approaches using unweighted sums, quantity × frequency calculation, and single-item measurement.
Latent variable models of alcohol-related constructs
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Journal of Substance Abuse
- Language: English
- Date: 1996
- Keywords
- validity coefficients, structural relationships, latent variables, alcohol-related constructs