The Polydrug Assessment Scale: A psychometric technique for the indirect measurement of drug use

Examined self-report data from 335 college students to identify a set of personality-attitudinal items that correlated best with polydrug use. 20 items emerged as reasonably stable correlates of drug use. Additional analysis showed that the 20 items, when treated as a scale, were reliable, diagnosti...

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Published in:Journal of consulting and clinical psychology 1978-12, Vol.46 (6), p.1566-1568
Main Authors: Khavari, Khalil A, Douglass, Frazier M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug Usage
Drug Usage Attitudes
Female
Human
Humans
Male
Measurement
Personality Correlates
Psychological Tests
Psychometrics
Substance-Related Disorders - psychology
Test Reliability
Test Validity
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Summary:Examined self-report data from 335 college students to identify a set of personality-attitudinal items that correlated best with polydrug use. 20 items emerged as reasonably stable correlates of drug use. Additional analysis showed that the 20 items, when treated as a scale, were reliable, diagnostically accurate, and applicable to either sex. (3 ref)
ISSN:0022-006X
1939-2117
DOI:10.1037/0022-006X.46.6.1566