title: The development and initial evaluation of the survey of readiness for alcoholics anonymous participation.
abstract: This article presents 5 studies related to the development and initial evaluation of the Survey of Readiness for Alcoholics Anonymous Participation (SYRAAP). The SYRAAP is a brief, multidimensional, self-administered instrument that assesses beliefs associated with Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) participation. Study 1 generated 239 candidate items for potential inclusion in the instrument. Study 2 assessed the content validity of these items according to 3 criteria and identified a subset of 60 with the highest values on the criteria for further consideration. Study 3 produced a shorter version of the SYRAAP and evaluated its structure, internal reliability, and validity. Study 4 reevaluated the structure and internal reliability of the SYRAAP and yielded findings that were generally consistent with those from Study 3. Study 5 established stability reliability for the instrument. The collective findings indicated the SYRAAP can reliably and validly assess individual-level beliefs associated with AA participation. The potential use of the SYRAAP for researchers and clinicians, along with limitations of the work presented here, are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. Kingree@Clemson.edu
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kingree
authors.forename: Alpha
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: Martie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McCrady
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Tonigan
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lautenschlager
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000436:Alcoholics Anonymous; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results