Citation

Ward RM, Brinkman CS, Miller A, Doolittle JJ. Am. J. Health Behav. 2015; 39(1): 3-13.

Affiliation

Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, PNG Publications)

DOI

10.5993/AJHB.39.1.1

PMID

25290592

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To develop the Intoxicated Personality Scale (IPS).

METHODS: Data were collected from 436 college students via an online survey. Through an iterative measurement development process, the resulting IPS was created.

RESULTS: The 5 subscales (Good Time, Risky Choices, Risky Sex, Emotional, and Introvert) of the IPS positively related to alcohol consumption, alcohol problems, drinking motives, alcohol expectancies, and personality.

CONCLUSIONS: The results suggest that the Intoxicated Personality Scale may be a useful tool for predicting problematic alcohol consumption, alcohol expectancies, and drinking motives.

Language: en