title: The Chinese version of the drinking-related locus-of-control scale: a confirmatory factor analysis.
abstract: Internal control beliefs appear to be important factors in recovery from alcoholism. However, no instrument for assessing drinking-related locus of control has been developed in Taiwan. After translating the drinking-related locus-of-control scale (DRIE) into Chinese, we examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the DRIE in alcohol-dependent patients. A total sample of 161 alcohol-dependent patients received treatment for alcoholism in psychiatric hospital outpatient and inpatient units. Confirmatory factor analyses were conducted on three-factor, two-factor, and one-factor measurement models of the DRIE based on prior studies. The results indicated that the one-factor model of the DRIE provided goodness of fit to the data in this study. The Chinese version of the DRIE has been demonstrated to be a reliable and valid tool for the assessment of locus-of-control beliefs in alcohol-dependent patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Taiwan. yehdiana@mail.cgit.edu.tw
authors.forename: Mei-Yu
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Yeh
authors.forename: Li-Wei
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Fang-Ming
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Hwang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D044466:Asian People; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014177:Translations