TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Validation of the four-dimensional structure of drinking motives among adults
JO  - European addiction research
A1  - Crutzen, Rik
A1  - Kuntsche, Emmanuel
SP  - 222
EP  - 226
VL  - 19
IS  - 4
N2  - Background: In the motivational model of alcohol use, there are two dimensions underlying the classification of drinking motives resulting in four drinking motive categories: enhancement, social, coping, and conformity motives. Methods: Using confirmatory factor analysis, the current study provides evidence on the best fitting factor structure in a large representative general population study among adults in the Netherlands (n = 2,440; two data waves separated by 3 months) using the DMQ-R (Drinking Motives Questionnaire Revised). Results: The four-factor structure had the best fit at both time points in comparison with any other solution. Test-retest reliabilities indicate individual motive change in level over time, but not in terms of the four-factor structure. Conclusion: The results replicate and extend previous findings among adolescents, in line with the motivational model of alcohol use, and suggest the utility of using the DMQ-R in future studies on adults' drinking motives.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1022-6877
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000345457
ID  - ref1
ER  -