Confirming the factor structure of the alcohol and alcohol problems questionnaire (AAPPQ) in a sample of baccalaureate nursing students

The Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (AAPPQ) is a multi-dimensional measure of clinicians' attitudes toward working with patients with alcohol problems. In the past 35 years, five- and six-subscale versions and a short version of the AAPPQ have been published. While the rel...

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Published in:Research in nursing & health 2013-08, Vol.36 (4), p.412-422
Main Authors: Terhorst, Lauren, Gotham, Heather J., Puskar, Kathryn R., Mitchell, Ann M., Talcott, Kimberly S., Braxter, Betty, Hagle, Holly, Fioravanti, Marie, Woomer, Gail R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictive behaviors
Adult
Adult and adolescent clinical studies
Alcohol abuse
alcohol problems
Alcohol-Related Disorders - nursing
Alcohol-Related Disorders - psychology
Alcoholism
Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning
Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitudes
Biological and medical sciences
College students
Confirmatory factor analysis
Discriminant analysis
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
factor analysis
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Factor structures
Female
Health participants
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Nursing
Nursing education
Perceptions
Professional attitudes
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Questionnaires
Reliability
Reproducibility of Results
student attitudes
Students, Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Surveys and Questionnaires
Toxicology
Young Adult
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Summary:The Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (AAPPQ) is a multi-dimensional measure of clinicians' attitudes toward working with patients with alcohol problems. In the past 35 years, five- and six-subscale versions and a short version of the AAPPQ have been published. While the reliability of the AAPPQ subscales has remained acceptable, the factor structure has not been verified using confirmatory techniques. In the current study, we split a sample of 299 baccalaureate nursing students to use exploratory (EFA) and confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). When compared to the original six-factor solution and an imposed six-factor structure in CFA, the EFA seven-factor solution with three original items (19, 20, and 25) removed had the best model fit.
ISSN:0160-6891
1098-240X
DOI:10.1002/nur.21537