256
Views
11
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Articles

Factor structure and validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in a sample of mentally disordered offenders

, , &
Pages 586-602 | Received 07 Jul 2010, Accepted 14 Jul 2011, Published online: 07 Sep 2011

References

  • Allen , J. P. , Litten , R. Z. , Fertig , J. B. and Babor , T. 1997 . A review of research on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) . Alcoholism – Clinical and Experimental Research , 21 : 613 – 619 .
  • Babor , T. F. , de la Fuente , J. R. , Saunders , J. and Grant , M. 1992 . AUDIT: The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Guidelines for use in primary health care , Geneva : World Health Organisation .
  • Bentler , P. M. 1990 . Comparative Fit Indexes in structural models . Psychological Bulletin , 107 : 238 – 246 .
  • Brabins , C. J. and Travers , R. F. 1994 . Mental disorder amongst defendants in Liverpool Magistrates Court . Medicine, Science and the Law , 34 : 279 – 283 .
  • Bradley , K. A. , Williams , E. C. , Achtmeyer , C. E. , Volpp , B. , Collins , B. J. and Kivlahan , D. R. 2006 . Implementation of evidence-based alcohol screening in the Veterans Health Administration . American Journal of Managed Care , 12 : 597 – 606 .
  • Bush , K. , Kivlahan , D. R. , McDonell , M. B. , Fihn , S. D. and Bradley , K. A. 1998 . The AUDIT alcohol consumption questions (AUDIT-C): An effective brief screening test for problem drinking . Archives of Internal Medicine , 158 : 1789 – 1795 .
  • Chung , T. , Colby , S. M. , Barnett , N. P. and Monti , P. M. 2002 . Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test: Factor structure in an adolescent emergency department sample . Alcoholism – Clinical and Experimental Research , 26 : 223 – 231 .
  • Cohen , J. 1992 . A power primer . Psychological Bulletin , 112 : 155 – 159 .
  • Cuffel , B. J. 1992 . Prevalence estimates of substance abuse in schizophrenia and their correlates . Journal of Mental Disease , 180 : 589 – 592 .
  • Dawson , D. A. , Grant , B. F. , Stinson , F. S. and Zhou , Y. 2005 . Effectiveness of the derived Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C) in screening for alcohol use disorders and risk-drinking in the US general population . Alcoholism – Clinical and Experimental Research , 29 : 844 – 854 .
  • Doyle , S. R. , Donovan , D. M. and Kivlahan , D. R. 2007 . The factor structure of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) . Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs , 68 : 474 – 479 .
  • El-Bassel , N. , Schilling , R. , Ivanoff , A. , Chen , D.-R. and Hanson , M. 1998 . Assessing the World Health Organisation's Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test among incarcerated women . Journal of Offender Rehabilitation , 26 : 71 – 89 .
  • Fowler , I. L. , Varr , V. J. , Carter , N. T. and Lewin , T. J. 1998 . Patterns of current and lifetime substance use in schizophrenia . Schizophrenia Bulletin , 24 : 443 – 445 .
  • Gmel , G. , Heeb , J.-L. and Rehm , J. 2001 . Is frequency of drinking an indicator of problem drinking? A psychometric analysis of a modified version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in Switzerland . Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 64 : 151 – 163 .
  • Hillis , G. 1993 . Birmingham Diversion Services , UK : Report to the Forensic Services Management team of Reaside Clinic .
  • Hoyle , R. H. and Panter , A. T. 1995 . “ Writing about structural equation models ” . In Structural equation modelling: Concepts issues and applications , Edited by: Hoyle , R. H. 158 – 176 . London : Sage .
  • Hu , L. and Bentler , P. M. 1998 . Fit indices in covariance structure modeling: Sensitivity to underparameterized model misspecification . Psychological Methods , 4 : 424 – 453 .
  • Hu , L. and Bentler , P. M. 1999 . Cut-off criteria for fit indexes in covariance structure analysis: Conventional criteria versus new alternatives . Structural Equation Modeling , 6 : 1 – 55 .
  • Jöreskog , K. G. and Sörbom , D. 1981 . LISREL V: Analysis of linear structural relationships by the method of maximum likelihood , Chicago : National Educational Resources .
  • Jöreskog , K. G. and Sörbom , D. 1993 . Structural equation modelling with the SIMPLIS command language , Chicago : Scientific Software International .
  • Jöreskog , K. G. and Sörbom , D. 2001 . LISREL 8: User's reference guide , Chicago : Scientific Software International .
  • Jöreskog , K. G. and Sörbom , D. 2006 . LISREL 8.80 for Windows [Computer Software] , Lincolnwood, IL : Scientific Software International .
  • Kaarne , T. , Aalto , M. , Kuokanen , M. and Seppa , K. 2010 . AUDIT-C, AUDIT 3 and AUDIT-QF in screening risky drinking among Finnish occupational health-care patients . Drug and Alcohol Review , 29 : 563 – 567 .
  • Karno , M. , Granholm , E. and Lin , A. 2000 . Factor structure of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in a mental health clinic sample . Journal of Studies on Alcohol , 61 : 751 – 758 .
  • Kelly , T. M. and Donovan , J. E. 2001 . Confirmatory factor analyses of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) among adolescents treated in Emergency Departments . Journal of Studies on Alcohol , 62 : 838 – 842 .
  • Kerner , H. J. , Weitekamp , E. G.M. , Stelly , W. and Thomas , J. 2006 . Patterns of alcoholism and criminality: Results of the Tuebingen Criminal Development Behaviour Study . Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health , 7 : 401 – 420 .
  • Kline , P. 1994 . An easy guide to factor analysis , London : Routledge .
  • Lawless , M. and Corr , C. 2005 . Drug use among the homeless population in Ireland , Dublin : National Advisory Committee on Drugs .
  • Lima , C. T. , Freire , A. C.C. , Silva , A. P.B. , Maia Teixeira , R. , Farrell , M. and Prince , M. 2005 . Concurrent and construct validity of the AUDIT in an urban Brazilian sample . Alcohol and Alcoholism , 40 : 584 – 589 .
  • Maisto , S. A. , Conigliaro , J. , McNeil , M. , Kraemer , K. and Kelly , M. E. 2000 . An empirical investigation of the Factor Structure of the AUDIT . Psychological Assessment , 12 : 346 – 353 .
  • McGilloway , S. and Donnelly , M. 2004 . Mental illness in the UK criminal justice system: A police liaison scheme for Mentally Disordered Offenders in Belfast . Journal of Mental Health , 13 : 263 – 275 .
  • Medina-Mora , E. , Carreno , S. and De la Fuente , J. R. 1998 . “ Experiences with the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in Mexico ” . In Recent developments in alcoholism, Vol 14, the consequences of alcoholism , Edited by: Galanter , M. 383 – 396 . New York : Plenum Press .
  • Mulaik , S. , James , L. , Van Alstine , J. , Bennet , N. , Lind , S. and Stilwell , C. 1989 . An evaluation of goodness of fit indices for structural equation models . Psychological Bulletin , 105 : 430 – 445 .
  • O'Brien , T. and Forman , A. 1994 . The short term support to the diversion services and the Birmingham prison mental health screening programme , UK : Report to the Forensic Management Team of Reaside Clinic .
  • O'Hare , T. and Sherrer , M. V. 1999 . Validating the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test with college first-offenders . Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment , 17 : 113 – 119 .
  • Overall , J. E. and Gorham , D. R. 1962 . The Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale . Psychological Reports , 10 : 799 – 812 .
  • Pallant , J. 2005 . SPSS survival manual , 2nd ed. , UK: Open University Press .
  • Reed , J. 1992 . Review of health and social services for mentally disordered offenders and others requiring similar services , London : HMSO .
  • Regier , D. A. , Farmer , M. E. , Rae , D. S. , Locke , B. Z. , Keith , S. J. , Judd , L. L. and Goodwin , F. K. 1990 . Comorbidity of mental disorders with alcohol and other drug abuse . Journal of the American Medical Association , 264 : 2511 – 2518 .
  • Rist , F. , Glöckner-Rist , A. and Demmel , R. 2009 . The Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test revisited: Establishing its structure using nonlinear factor analysis and identifying subgroups of respondents using latent class factor analysis . Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 100 : 71 – 82 .
  • Saunders , J. B. , Aasland , O. G. , Babor , T. F. , De La Fuente , J. R. and Grant , M. 1993 . Development of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT): WHO Collaborative project on early detection of persons with harmful alcohol consumption-II . Addiction , 88 : 791 – 804 .
  • Shevlin , M. and Smith , G. W. 2007 . The factor structure and the concurrent validity of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test based on a nationally representative UK sample . Alcohol and Alcoholism , 42 : 582 – 587 .
  • Shields , A. L. , Guttmanova , K. and Caruso , J. C. 2004 . An examination of the factor structure of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test in two high-risk samples . Substance Use & Misuse , 39 : 1161 – 1182 .
  • Skipsey , K. , Burleson , J. A. and Kranzler , H. R. 1997 . Utility of the AUDIT for identification of hazardous or harmful drinking in drug-dependent patients . Drug and Alcohol Dependence , 45 : 157 – 163 .
  • SPSS for Windows (version 13.0) . Chicago : SPSS Inc .
  • Steiger , J. H. 1990 . Structural model evaluation and modification: An interval estimation approach . Multivariate Behavioural Research , 25 : 173 – 180 .
  • Tanaka , J. S. and Huba , G. J. 1989 . A general coefficient of determination for covariance structure models under arbitrary GLS estimation . British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology , 42 : 233 – 239 .
  • The Bureau of Justice Statistics. 2006 . Mental health problems of prison and jail inmates , Washington, DC : US Department of Justice .

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.