title: Factor analysis of the substance abuse attitude survey with college undergraduates.
abstract: Few standardized instruments measure attitudes and beliefs towards substance abuse. The Substance Abuse Attitude Survey, developed for measuring drug attitudes in medical education, was administered to 598 college undergraduates, and a factor analysis was performed. Three coherent and stable factors were identified, e.g., Stereotypes and Moralism, Treatment, and Permissiveness. Internal consistency and 6-wk. test-retest measures indicated moderate to high reliability factor structure. Results are discussed in terms of sample differences between this effort and a previous validation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Nevada-Reno 89557.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Fisher
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Applegate
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology; D001290:Attitude; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010556:Personality Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology*