Psychometric support for contemporaneous and retrospective youth and parent reports of adolescent marijuana use frequency in an adolescent outpatient treatment population

Donohue, Brad; Hill, Heather H.; Azrin, Nathan H.; Cross, Chad L.; Strada, Marilyn J.

doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.12.005

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“…Lastly, drug use behavior was measured via a self-report questionnaire and thus responses are sensitive to demand characteristics and/or social desirability bias. However, under circumstances where adolescents were assured that responses would be confidential, adolescent self-reports have been shown to be accurate (Dent, Sussman, & Stacy, 1997, Donohue, Hill, Azrin, Cross, & Strada, 2007). …”

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Application of item response theory to tests of substance-related associative memory.

Shono¹,

Grenard²,

Ames³

et al. 2014

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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A substance-related word association test (WAT) is one of the commonly used indirect tests of substance-related implicit associative memory and has been shown to predict substance use. This study applied an item response theory (IRT) modeling approach to evaluate psychometric properties of the alcohol- and marijuana-related WATs and their items among 775 ethnically diverse at-risk adolescents. After examining the IRT assumptions, item fit, and differential item functioning (DIF) across gender and age groups, the original 18 WAT items were reduced to 14- and 15-items in the alcohol- and marijuana-related WAT, respectively. Thereafter, unidimensional one- and two-parameter logistic models (1PL and 2PL models) were fitted to the revised WAT items. The results demonstrated that both alcohol- and marijuana-related WATs have good psychometric properties. These results were discussed in light of the framework of a unified concept of construct validity (Messick, 1975, 1989, 1995).

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Application of item response theory to tests of substance-related associative memory.

Shono¹,

Grenard²,

Ames³

et al. 2014

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…Reported cannabis use may also have resulted from demand characteristics or treatment expectancy [43] rather than a real reduction in usage. However, the TLFB has been reported to have high validity in measuring cannabis consumption when compared with urinalysis [44]. In further studies, as suggested in the CapOpus trial [45], self-reported cannabis consumption could be validated with blood samples if patients consent.…”

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Motivational Intervention to Reduce Cannabis Use in Young People with Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Bonsack¹,

Manetti²,

Favrod³

et al. 2011

Psychother Psychosom

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Background: Cannabis use has a negative impact on psychosis. Studies are needed to explore the efficacy of psychological interventions to reduce cannabis use in psychosis. Our aim is to study the efficacy of a specific motivational intervention on young cannabis users suffering from psychosis. Methods: Participants (aged less than 35 years) were randomly assigned to treatment as usual (TAU) alone, or treatment as usual plus motivational intervention (MI + TAU). TAU was comprehensive and included case management, early intervention and mobile team when needed. Assessments were completed at baseline and at 3, 6 and12 months follow-up. Results: Sixty-two participants (32 TAU and 30 MI + TAU) were included in the study. Cannabis use decreased in both groups at follow-up. Participants who received MI in addition to TAU displayed both a greater reduction in number of joints smoked per week and greater confidence to change cannabis use at 3 and 6 months follow-up, but differences between groups were nonsignificant at 12 months. Conclusions: MI is well accepted by patients suffering from psychosis and has a short-term impact on cannabis use when added to standard care. However, the differential effect was not maintained at 1-year follow-up. MI appears to be a useful active component to reduce cannabis use which should be integrated in routine clinical practice.

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“…Youth provided information "since the last assessment" if a monthly assessment was missed. TLFB data collected from adolescents have good reliability and validity (Donohue et al, 2004(Donohue et al, , 2007Lewis-Esquerre et al, 2005;Waldron et al, 2001). The TLFB yielded the measure PDA from marijuana.…”

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Comparison of the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of Three Measures of Readiness to Change Marijuana Use in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents

Maisto¹,

Krenek²,

Chung³

et al. 2011

J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs

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ABSTRACT. Objective:The measurement of readiness to change has become common practice in alcohol and drug treatment of both adults and adolescents. Nevertheless, there is relatively little research on the validity of measures of readiness to change among treated adolescents. The purpose of this study was to compare three measures of readiness to change marijuana use commonly used in clinical research and practice with adolescents: the Readiness Ruler, the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES; Factors 1 and 2, Recognition and Taking Steps, respectively), and a staging algorithm. Method: The participants were 174 adolescents presenting for intensive outpatient alcohol and drug treatment who reported current marijuana use at the initial assessment. Evidence for concurrent validity was assessed by computing simple correlations among readiness measures, and correlations of each readiness measure with marijuana involvement (percentage of days abstinent in the last 30 days, problem severity score, and marijuana abuse and dependence symptom count [based on Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, criteria]) at both the initial/baseline assessment and at a 6-month follow-up assessment. Evidence for predictive validity was based on the results of multilevel regression models of the readiness measures in predicting frequency of marijuana use, symptoms, and problems at 6 months from the initial readiness assessment and then in predicting marijuana use, symptoms, and problems at 12 months from the readiness assessment at 6 months. Results: The results showed evidence for good concurrent and predictive validity for the ruler, the staging algorithm, and Taking Steps but poor evidence for the validity of Recognition. The ruler emerged as the measure with the most clinical utility when brevity and ease of administration are taken into account. Conclusions: Research and clinical implications of the fi ndings are discussed. (J. Stud. Alcohol Drugs, 72, 592-601, 2011)

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Psychometric support for contemporaneous and retrospective youth and parent reports of adolescent marijuana use frequency in an adolescent outpatient treatment population

Cited by 38 publications

References 20 publications

Application of item response theory to tests of substance-related associative memory.

Application of item response theory to tests of substance-related associative memory.

Motivational Intervention to Reduce Cannabis Use in Young People with Psychosis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Comparison of the Concurrent and Predictive Validity of Three Measures of Readiness to Change Marijuana Use in a Clinical Sample of Adolescents

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