Expectancies toward the intake of alcohol in young adults of Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2005.
Abstract
Objective: To settle down in young adults of Bucaramanga if the statistical and conceptual performance of the test AEQ-III is similar to the one reached in young adults from Mexico, and to describe the relationship of these expectancies with some variables of the context.Methods: Study of factorial validation and internal consistency. In Bucaramanga, Colombia, 156 young adults, answered 51 items of the alcohol expectancy questionnaire. A model of structural equation was developed to evaluate the goodness of fit of the factorial solution through the reason of verisimilitude Chi-square (X2) and the half quadratic approach error (RMSEA). The global internal consistency and intra expectancies were carried out with the alpha of Cronbach. The scores for the expectancies were calculated with base in additives scales.
Results: The value reached for the X2 was 6921, with 1196 grades of freedom, p=0.000. The RMSEA was 0.18. The global internal consistency and for the factors, it was bigger in this sample with regard to the Mexican. Equally, all the scores means was bigger in each factor and the smallest variability (p< 0.001).
Conclusion: In young adults of Bucaramanga, the internal consistency in the eight expectancies is good. However, the statistical coherence is poor. It is necessary to adapt the questionnaire to Bucaramanga culture and in other age groups, before applying their results.
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Keywords
- Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaires (AEQ)
- Alcohol drinking
- Cultural factors
- Psychometrics
- Colombia
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2009-12-02
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Herrán, O. F., & Ardila, M. F. (1). Expectancies toward the intake of alcohol in young adults of Bucaramanga, Colombia, 2005. Colombia Médica, 40(3), 282-291. https://doi.org/10.25100/cm.v40i3.656
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