Collateral Informant Assessment in Alcohol Use Research Involving College Students
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| Title: | Collateral Informant Assessment in Alcohol Use Research Involving College Students |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Hagman, Brett T., Cohn, Amy M., Noel, Nora E. |
| Source: | Journal of American College Health. Sep 2010 59(2):82-90. |
| Availability: | Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 325 Chestnut Street Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Fax: 215-625-2940; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
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| Page Count: | 9 |
| Publication Date: | 2010 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education |
| Descriptors: | Undergraduate Students, Drug Use, Drinking, Correlation, Psychology, Measures (Individuals), Self Disclosure (Individuals), Prediction, Intimacy, Friendship, Regression (Statistics) |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2010.483707 |
| ISSN: | 0744-8481 |
| Abstract: | Objective: This study examined the associations between college students' self-reported alcohol use and corresponding collateral reports and identified factors that influence agreement between both sets of reports. Participants/Methods: Subject-collateral pairs (N = 300) were recruited from undergraduate psychology courses. Results: Data yielded moderate correlations between subject-collateral pairs for all alcohol use measures, whereas discrepancy analyses revealed a tendency for subjects to report greater alcohol use relative to collateral reports. Greater subject-collateral agreement regarding frequency of subject alcohol use was predicted by a greater frequency of shared drinking occasions between the dyads, lower subject self-reported drug use, and lower levels of collateral guessing, whereas greater correspondence for quantity of alcohol consumed was predicted by fewer subject self-reported alcohol-related negative consequences, lower levels of subject self-reported drug use, and lower levels of alcohol ingestion among collaterals. Conclusions: College students appear to provide reasonably accurate self-reports of their alcohol use. (Contains 3 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Number of References: | 29 |
| Entry Date: | 2010 |
| Accession Number: | EJ903697 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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| Abstract: | Objective: This study examined the associations between college students' self-reported alcohol use and corresponding collateral reports and identified factors that influence agreement between both sets of reports. Participants/Methods: Subject-collateral pairs (N = 300) were recruited from undergraduate psychology courses. Results: Data yielded moderate correlations between subject-collateral pairs for all alcohol use measures, whereas discrepancy analyses revealed a tendency for subjects to report greater alcohol use relative to collateral reports. Greater subject-collateral agreement regarding frequency of subject alcohol use was predicted by a greater frequency of shared drinking occasions between the dyads, lower subject self-reported drug use, and lower levels of collateral guessing, whereas greater correspondence for quantity of alcohol consumed was predicted by fewer subject self-reported alcohol-related negative consequences, lower levels of subject self-reported drug use, and lower levels of alcohol ingestion among collaterals. Conclusions: College students appear to provide reasonably accurate self-reports of their alcohol use. (Contains 3 tables.) |
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| ISSN: | 0744-8481 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07448481.2010.483707 |
