The MacAndrew scale as a measure of substance abuse and delinquency among adolescents

Rathus, Spencer A.; Fox, James Alan; Ortins, J. Bradley

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“…A recent study showed that an abbreviated version of the MAC correlated as highly with self-reports of substance abuse and crimes against property and persons as it did with self-reported alcohol consumption among predominantly white middle-class high school students(Rathus, Fox, & Ortins, 1980).…”

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Seven MMPI alcohol and drug abuse scales: An empirical investigation of their interrelationships, convergent and discriminant validity, and degree of racial bias.

Zager¹,

Megargee²

1981

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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This study investigated the interrelationships, convergent and discriminant validity, and magnitude of racial differences on five Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI) alcohol scales and two drug scales with youthful samples (mean age = 22.3 years) of heavy and moderate alcohol users, heavy and moderate drug users, and non-psychoactive-substance-using inmates at a federal correctional institution (n = 1,048). Five scales showed some degree of convergent or discriminant validity. Racial differences were observed on five scales with blacks scoring lower on all these scales except one.

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Seven MMPI alcohol and drug abuse scales: An empirical investigation of their interrelationships, convergent and discriminant validity, and degree of racial bias.

Zager¹,

Megargee²

1981

Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

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“…Among adolescent psychiatric inpatients they found mean MAC scores of 26.49 for drug users and 23.05 for nonusers, but using a cutting score of 23 were able to classify correctly only 65% of the drug user and 55% of the nonuser psychiatric samples. Rathus, Fox, and Ortins (1980) suggested that the scale may be sensitive to delinquent and violent behavior as well as drug and alcohol abuse. However, the study used an abbreviated form of the MacAndrew Scale, which consists of only 20 items, rather than 49 items of the complete scale.…”

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Adolescent responses to the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale.

Wolfson¹,

Erbaugh²

1984

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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This study examines the ability of the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC) to indicate drug abuse among adolescents. Comparisons of MAC scores were made among four groups of adolescents: (a) 135 unselected high school students (76 female, 59 male); (b) inpatient psychiatry patients of a major teaching hospital (43 female, 47 male), who had no significant history of substance abuse; (c) outpatient psychiatry and psychology clinic patients at the same hospital (43 female, 38 male), who had no significant history of substance abuse; and (d) 100 randomly selected clients (50 female, 50 male) at a residential treatment center for drug-abusing adolescents. Mean MAC score differences among groups were demonstrated for male and female adolescents. Comparisons of differences between pairs of means indicated that MAC mean scores were similar for female high school students and psychiatry patients and significantly higher for substance-abusing female adolescents. For male subjects, mean MAC score differences were demonstrated between substance-abusing adolescents and high school students and between substance abusers and psychiatric outpatients, but mean MAC score differences between substanceabusing and psychiatric inpatient adolescent males were not significant. An attempt to determine optimal MAC cutting scores for all groups resulted in suggested cutting scores > 24 for female subjects and > 26 for male subjects.According to a survey by the National Institute of Drug Abuse (Fishburne, Abelson, & Cisin, 1979), the number of adolescents using drugs and alcohol has nearly doubled over the last decade. An objective means of identifying those adolescents who are substance abusers, when incorporated into the history and interview procedures currently in use, could result in more accurate evaluations and timely interventions.Scores on the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale (MAC) have successfully differentiated adult male alcoholics from nonalcoholic psychiatric patients (DeGroot & Adamson, 1973;MacAndrew, 1965;Rhodes, 1969;Whisler & Cantor, 1966), young male alcohol-related offenders from psychiatric patients and from college students (MacAndrew, 1979), and adult female alcoholics from nonalcoholic female psychiatric patients (Rich & Davis, 1969;Schwartz & Graham, 1979). There is also evidence that the MAC differentiates heroin addicts and polydrug users from nonaddicts with Requests for reprints should be sent to

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“…Rathus, Fox, & Ortins, 1980). Schwartz and Graham (1979) examined the construct validity of this scale in 161 male and 228 female psychiatric patients.…”

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Use Of The MMPI And Its Derived Scales With Sex Offenders: I. Reliability and Validity Studies

Langevin¹,

Wright²,

Handy³

1990

Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment

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The MacAndrew scale as a measure of substance abuse and delinquency among adolescents

Cited by 39 publications

References 11 publications

Seven MMPI alcohol and drug abuse scales: An empirical investigation of their interrelationships, convergent and discriminant validity, and degree of racial bias.

Seven MMPI alcohol and drug abuse scales: An empirical investigation of their interrelationships, convergent and discriminant validity, and degree of racial bias.

Adolescent responses to the MacAndrew Alcoholism Scale.

Use Of The MMPI And Its Derived Scales With Sex Offenders: I. Reliability and Validity Studies

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