Adolescent Substance Use Assessment: Concordance Between Tools Using Self-Administered and Interview Formats

The present study evaluates the agreement between adolescent self-report of substance use frequencies obtained from a self-administered questionnaire vs. face-to-face interview formats. Participants were 108 adolescents (82 males, 26 females), aged 11 to 19 (M = 15.74, SD = 1.17), who were referred...

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Published in:Substance use & misuse 2005, Vol.40 (12), p.1865-1874
Main Authors: Stone, Andrea L., Latimer, William W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adolescent
Adolescents
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
alcohol
Alcohol consumption
assessment
Biological and medical sciences
Cannabis
Child
Data collection
Drinking Behavior
Drug addiction
Evaluation
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Interview, Psychological
Interviews
Male
Marijuana
Mass Screening - methods
Medical sciences
Psychoanalysis
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reliability
Self Disclosure
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Toxicology
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Summary:The present study evaluates the agreement between adolescent self-report of substance use frequencies obtained from a self-administered questionnaire vs. face-to-face interview formats. Participants were 108 adolescents (82 males, 26 females), aged 11 to 19 (M = 15.74, SD = 1.17), who were referred for a chemical dependence assessment between June of 1999 and June of 2000 in Minnesota. The adolescent battery included the self-administered Personal Experience Inventory and the face-to-face interviewer-administered Drug Use History Interview to assess substance use frequency. A urine sample was also collected to validate self-report of recent substance use. Bivariate correlations between adolescent self-report on the self-administered and interviewer-administered formats were strong for alcohol (average r = 0.72) and marijuana (average r = 0.81) use frequencies during the 3 months and 12 months preceding the baseline assessment. However, adolescents were generally more likely to report greater frequencies of alcohol and marijuana use during the interview-administered protocol when compared to the self-administered format. Study implications and limitations are discussed.
ISSN:1082-6084
1532-2491
DOI:10.1080/10826080500260925