@article{ref1,
title="Development and validation of the retrospective alcohol context scale",
journal="American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders",
year="2009",
author="Mays, Donald and Usdan, Stuart and Arriola, Kimberly R. Jacob and Weitzel, Jessica Aungst and Bernhardt, Jay M.",
volume="35",
number="2",
pages="109-114",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Few validated measures exist to capture the context and consequences of specific drinking events among college students. OBJECTIVES: This study sought to describe the development and validation of the Retrospective Alcohol Context Scale (RACS), a 30-day measure of drinking context among college students. Methods: A sample of 169 college students completed daily alcohol assessments for 30 days and completed the RACS at follow-up. RESULTS: The RACS captured fewer negative consequences than daily assessments; however, high agreement was observed on context variables. CONCLUSION: Results support the validity of the RACS as a measure of drinking context among college students. The RACS may be most useful when information about drinking needs to be collected under limited time and resources. SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE: Further research is needed to examine the RACS among more diverse, probability samples and over longer time periods.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0095-2990",
doi="10.1080/00952990902825439",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990902825439"
}