A psychometric evaluation of the approach and avoidance of alcohol questionnaire (AAAQ) in alcohol dependent outpatients
A psychometric evaluation of the approach and avoidance of alcohol questionnaire (AAAQ) in alcohol dependent outpatients
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DOI：
10.1007/s10862-007-9044-2
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发表时间：
2007-12-01
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1.6
通讯作者：
Coffey, Scott F.
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作者：
Klein, Audrey A.;Stasiewicz, Paul R.;Coffey, Scott F.
对138名酒精依赖男性和女性的临床样本进行了酒精接近和避免问卷调查（AAAQ; McEvoy et al. in Addiction 99:482-497, 2004）。探索性因子分析用于确定AAAQ因子结构，并对第二次施用AAAQ进行验证性分析。通过进行酒精提示反应性测试和时间线追踪（TLFB）（一种评估酒精消耗的回顾性日历方法）以及几种酒精相关问题的措施来检验收敛效度。因子分析支持一个代表接近和回避维度的双因子解决方案。回归预测酒精线索反应性、酒精消耗和其他与酒精相关的构式与AAAQ的测量为其收敛效度提供了支持。结果表明，对酒精的渴望可能被视为一种多维结构，包括接近和避免倾向，这可能因接受调查的人群而异。
The Approach and Avoidance of Alcohol Questionnaire (AAAQ; McEvoy et al. in Addiction 99:482-497, 2004) was administered to a clinical sample of 138 alcohol dependent men and women. An exploratory factor analysis was used to determine the AAAQ factor structure and a confirmatory analysis run on a second administration of the AAAQ. Convergent validity was examined by conducting an alcohol cue reactivity test and by administering the Timeline Follow-Back (TLFB), a retrospective calendar method for assessing alcohol consumption, and several measures of alcohol-related problems. The factor analysis supported a two-factor solution representing approach and avoidance dimensions. Regressions predicting measures of alcohol cue reactivity, alcohol consumption, and other alcohol-related constructs with the AAAQ provide support for its convergent validity. The results suggest that alcohol craving may be viewed as a multi-dimensional construct that includes both approach and avoidance inclinations which may vary depending on the population under examination.