title: Psychometric assessment of motives for using cocaine in men with substance use disorders.
abstract: A 15-item self-report questionnaire from a previous study of social, coping, and enhancement motives for drinking was reworded to assess motives for using cocaine. Data from 121 cocaine users indicated satisfactory reliabilities for the 3 new 5-item scales, and the fit of a 3-factor structure in confirmatory factor analysis was comparable to that of the earlier study of drinking motives. Removal of 4 items substantially improved the fit to the 3-factor model without reducing reliabilities. Some evidence of validity was inferred from a correlation between reported use of cocaine for coping and a measure of general maladjustment.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Service (116B), V.A. Medical Center, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35404, USA.
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Kersh
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Shanks
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics
chemical_list: D003042:Cocaine