TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Development and validation of the retrospective alcohol context scale
JO  - American journal of drug and alcohol abuse encompassing all addictive disorders
A1  - Mays, Donald
A1  - Usdan, Stuart
A1  - Arriola, Kimberly R. Jacob
A1  - Weitzel, Jessica Aungst
A1  - Bernhardt, Jay M.
SP  - 109
EP  - 114
VL  - 35
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0095-2990
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00952990902825439
ID  - ref1
ER  -