@article{ref1,
title="A brief young adult alcohol problems screening test: short form development using combinatorics",
journal="Journal of American college health",
year="2022",
author="Bowns, Rachel and Loeffelman, Jordan E. and Steinley, Douglas and Sher, Kenneth J.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To develop a shortened form of the Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test(1) (YAAPST; original length = 27 items) using a novel combinatorial approach. Participants: 489 college freshmen, half of whom were above average risk for alcohol use disorder based upon family history, attending a large, Midwestern University followed prospectively for 16-17 years across 7 measurement occasions (waves). <br><br>METHODS: Using an exhaustive combinatorial approach, we evaluated all possible combinations of questions and questionnaire length. Each candidate short-form was evaluated using part-whole correlations, alpha coefficients, and polyserial correlations with DSM-III criteria. <br><br>RESULTS: The 12-item scale, the Brief-YAAPST, was chosen as the best candidate short-form as this scale had the fewest items while maintaining strong reliability and validity. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Complete enumeration optimization effectively produced a 12-item short form with minimal loss of reliability and validity making the Brief-YAAPST a desirable assessment alternative when there are concerns about participant or client burden.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0744-8481",
doi="10.1080/07448481.2022.2095870",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2022.2095870"
}