Reexamining the Psychometric Properties of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale

Blanchard, Brittany E.; Stevens, Angela K.; Sher, Kenneth J.; Littlefield, Andrew K.

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“…However, a recent study indicated some concerns regarding the validity of this instrument and underlined that the four‐factor structure of the SURPS showed an adequate model fit only by correlating residual errors and/or cross‐loading items. Likewise, measurement invariance in this study analysis showed that the four‐factor structure of SURPS, with the exception of impulsivity, lacked invariance across genders (Blanchard, Stevens, Sher, & Littlefield, 2019).…”

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“…Third, the current study will pave the way for future network‐based studies of the measurement invariance of the four‐factor structure of SURPS both with respect to gender and longitudinal measurement invariance. Considering recent evidence on the lack of measurement invariance of the four‐factor structure of SURPS with respect to gender (Blanchard et al, 2019), future studies should implement multigroup network models (e.g. Fused Graphical Lasso) to examine the potential effects of gender differences in personality–outcome network constellations (Danaher, Wang, & Witten, 2014).…”

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The Network Constellation of Personality and Substance Use: Evolution from Early to Late Adolescence

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There is a well-established link between substance use and four personality traits of anxiety-sensitivity, hopelessness, impulsivity, and sensation-seeking. However, construct-level models of personality may conceal indicator-level personality-outcome associations. The current study aims to investigate evolution of the network constellation of personality and cannabis/alcohol use from early to late adolescence. Data comes from the longitudinal Co-Venture cohort (N = 3800). Personality indicators, measured by Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) items, and the frequency of cannabis/alcohol use were assessed at four consecutive years (13-17 years old). Network constellations of the SURPS items and cannabis/alcohol use were estimated using Bayesian Gaussian graphical models at four time points. Results highlighted the age-specific associations between personality indicators and substance use. The positive role of the sensation-seeking trait (e.g. attitude towards transgression) was constant, whereas the positive role of hopelessness indicators (e.g. not being enthusiastic about future) and the negative role of anxietysensitivity indicators (e.g. fear of having unusual body sensations) were more prominent at early adolescence. The current study provides a novel perspective on the network structure of personality and substance use in adolescence and suggests substance-specific and age-adjusted targets in intervention efforts.

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The Network Constellation of Personality and Substance Use: Evolution from Early to Late Adolescence

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“…negative urgency, positive urgency, lack of premeditation, lack of perseverance and sensation-seeking) relating to different aspects of alcohol involvement [69,70]. As the SURPS's impulsivity scale seems to relate most strongly to the positive and negative urgency facets [71], future studies might benefit from the inclusion of all impulsivity-related facets in the model. Secondly, we used an adapted version of the DMQ that included subtle changes to the original item wordings for the social, enhancement and conformity subscales.…”

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Drinking motives, personality traits and life stressors—identifying pathways to harmful alcohol use in adolescence using a panel network approach

Freichel,

Pfirrmann,

Cousijn

et al. 2023

Addiction

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Background and aimsModels of alcohol use risk suggest that drinking motives represent the most proximal risk factors on which more distal factors converge. However, little is known about how distinct risk factors influence each other and alcohol use on different temporal scales (within a given moment versus over time). We aimed to estimate the dynamic associations of distal (personality and life stressors) and proximal (drinking motives) risk factors, and their relationship to alcohol use in adolescence and early adulthood using a novel graphical vector autoregressive (GVAR) panel network approach.Design, setting and casesWe estimated panel networks on data from the IMAGEN study, a longitudinal European cohort study following adolescents across three waves (aged 16, 19 and 22 years). Our sample consisted of 1829 adolescents (51% females) who reported alcohol use on at least one assessment wave.MeasurementsRisk factors included personality traits (NEO‐FFI: neuroticism, extraversion, openness, agreeableness and conscientiousness; SURPS: impulsivity and sensation‐seeking), stressful life events (LEQ: sum scores of stressful life events), and drinking motives [drinking motives questionnaire (DMQ): social, enhancement, conformity, coping anxiety and coping depression]. We assessed alcohol use [alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT): quantity and frequency] and alcohol‐related problems (AUDIT: related problems).FindingsWithin a given moment, social [partial correlation (pcor) = 0.17] and enhancement motives (pcor = 0.15) co‐occurred most strongly with drinking quantity and frequency, while coping depression motives (pcor = 0.13), openness (pcor = 0.05) and impulsivity (pcor = 0.09) were related to alcohol‐related problems. The temporal network showed no predictive associations between distal risk factors and drinking motives. Social motives (beta = 0.21), previous alcohol use (beta = 0.11) and openness (beta = 0.10) predicted alcohol‐related problems over time (all P < 0.01).ConclusionsHeavy and frequent alcohol use, along with social drinking motives, appear to be key targets for preventing the development of alcohol‐related problems throughout late adolescence. We found no evidence for personality traits and life stressors predisposing towards distinct drinking motives over time.

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“…Because of cross-loadings, item 16 was removed in a few studies on the SURPS [26,33,45,52], but retained in the Turkish adaptation in order to preserve the original structure of the scale [31]. Moreover, there were suggestions to shorten the scale by removing problematic items: 20 item scale was used in Canada [52] and a 15 item SURPS variant in the USA [53].…”

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Validation of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale in Lithuanian population

Kaminskaitė

Pranckevičienė

Bunevičius

et al. 2020

Health Qual Life Outcomes

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Background: Personality traits are related with risk of hazardous alcohol use and alcohol dependence. The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) measures personality traits associated with addictive substance abuse. We examined psychometric properties of the SURPS in Lithuanian population. Materials and methods: Two hundred forty-seven participants (mean age 37.22 ± 0.78 years), were recruited from the local community and from an inpatient addiction treatment centre. Internal consistency, stability, factor structure, content validity, and external validity of the SURPS were examined. Hazardous alcohol use was evaluated by Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT). Alcohol dependence diagnosis was established by International Classification of Diseases-10 (ICD-10). We also performed gender analyses for associations of personality traits with alcohol dependence and hazardous use of alcohol. Results: The SURPS scale demonstrated appropriate internal validity, good temporal stability, and adequate criterion validity and construct validity. The SURPS scores of hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity and impulsivity were higher in the alcohol dependence group than in the control group for both males and females. Impulsivity and sensation seeking were associated with hazardous alcohol use and these associations were more prevalent in females. Conclusions: Lithuanian translation of the SURPS scale was appropriate. The SURPS demonstrated good sensitivity for discriminating on alcohol dependence and was more sensitive for discriminating on hazardous alcohol use for females.

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Reexamining the Psychometric Properties of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale

Cited by 11 publications

References 82 publications

The Network Constellation of Personality and Substance Use: Evolution from Early to Late Adolescence

The Network Constellation of Personality and Substance Use: Evolution from Early to Late Adolescence

Drinking motives, personality traits and life stressors—identifying pathways to harmful alcohol use in adolescence using a panel network approach

Validation of the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale in Lithuanian population

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