Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment

Testing of a new scale, the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment (ACSA), in a sample of treatment-seeking amphetamine users (N = 133) showed satisfactory reliability, while factor analysis identified three components explaining 64.7% of the variance in scores. Scores were inversely related to su...

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Main Authors: McGregor C., Srisurapanont M., Mitchell A., Longo M.C., Cahill S., White J.M.
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-24152014-08-30T02:00:49Z Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment McGregor C. Srisurapanont M. Mitchell A. Longo M.C. Cahill S. White J.M. Testing of a new scale, the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment (ACSA), in a sample of treatment-seeking amphetamine users (N = 133) showed satisfactory reliability, while factor analysis identified three components explaining 64.7% of the variance in scores. Scores were inversely related to subjective general well-being (r = -.33, p < .01) and directly related to the Beck Depression Inventory (r = .59, p < .01). There were positive relationships between the ACSA and measures of amphetamine dependence (r = .36, p < .01) and the intensity of recent amphetamine use (r = .24, p < .01). The ACSA discriminated between "low-dose" and "high-dose" users, indicating discriminant validity. In inpatients (n = 63), ACSA scores declined significantly over time, while higher scores in inpatient treatment dropouts indicated predictive validity. The ACSA showed satisfactory reliability and validity, with a three-factor solution providing the best fit to the data. The ACSA could play an important role in providing clinical outcome data, particularly in outcome evaluation of new treatment protocols. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 2014-08-30T02:00:49Z 2014-08-30T02:00:49Z 2008 Article 07405472 10.1016/j.jsat.2007.05.007 17629443 JSATE http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-42949127099&partnerID=40&md5=acea39a33e8c61269562ee41217db6bb http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/2415 English
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description Testing of a new scale, the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment (ACSA), in a sample of treatment-seeking amphetamine users (N = 133) showed satisfactory reliability, while factor analysis identified three components explaining 64.7% of the variance in scores. Scores were inversely related to subjective general well-being (r = -.33, p < .01) and directly related to the Beck Depression Inventory (r = .59, p < .01). There were positive relationships between the ACSA and measures of amphetamine dependence (r = .36, p < .01) and the intensity of recent amphetamine use (r = .24, p < .01). The ACSA discriminated between "low-dose" and "high-dose" users, indicating discriminant validity. In inpatients (n = 63), ACSA scores declined significantly over time, while higher scores in inpatient treatment dropouts indicated predictive validity. The ACSA showed satisfactory reliability and validity, with a three-factor solution providing the best fit to the data. The ACSA could play an important role in providing clinical outcome data, particularly in outcome evaluation of new treatment protocols. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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author McGregor C.
Srisurapanont M.
Mitchell A.
Longo M.C.
Cahill S.
White J.M.
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Srisurapanont M.
Mitchell A.
Longo M.C.
Cahill S.
White J.M.
Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment
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Srisurapanont M.
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title Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment
title_short Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment
title_full Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment
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title_full_unstemmed Psychometric evaluation of the Amphetamine Cessation Symptom Assessment
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