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- Title
Psychometric Properties of the Person-Centered Version of the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perceptions Questionnaire (PC-AAPPQ).
- Authors
Mahmoud, Khadejah F; Terhorst, Lauren; Lindsay, Dawn; Brager, Jenna; Rodney, Tamar; Sanchez, Michael; Hansen, Bryan R; Savage, Christine L; Seale, J Paul; Mitchell, Ann M; Johnson, J Aaron; Finnell, Deborah S
- Abstract
Aims Given the importance of addressing provider attitudes toward individuals with unhealthy alcohol use and the current emphasis on person-centered language to help decrease stigma and mitigate negative attitudes, the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of a contemporary version of the Alcohol and Alcohol Problems Perception Questionnaire (AAPPQ) that uses person-centered language and addresses the spectrum of alcohol use. Methods The authors created a person-centered version of the AAPPQ (PC-AAPPQ) and conducted a cross-sectional study of its psychometric properties in academic settings in the Northeastern United States. The PC-AAPPQ was administered to 651 nursing students. Reliability analysis of the new instrument was performed using the total sample. Only surveys with complete data (n = 637) were randomly split into two datasets, one used for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (n = 310) and the other for confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n = 327). Results Compared to all the models generated from the EFA, neither the original six-factor structure nor the five-factor structure was superior to any of the other models. The results indicate that a seven-factor structure with all 30 items is the best fit for the PC-AAPPQ. Conclusions The PC-AAPPQ represents a positive effort to modernize the four-decade-old AAPPQ. This 30-item instrument, which adds one additional subscale, offers a means to assess providers' attitudes using respectful wording that avoids perpetuating negative biases and reinforces efforts to affirm the worth and dignity of the population being treated.
- Subjects
NEW England; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE (Psychology); FACTOR analysis; LANGUAGE &; languages; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL personnel; NURSING students; PATIENTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIABILITY (Personality trait); SOCIAL stigma; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology evaluation; ALCOHOL-induced disorders
- Publication
Alcohol & Alcoholism, 2020, Vol 55, Issue 6, p652
- ISSN
0735-0414
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/alcalc/agaa061