[Social values and addiction: applicability and psychometric properties of VAL-89 questionnaire].
OBJECTIVE
To study the psychometric properties of the VAL-89 questionnaire and its possible use in addict individuals who ask for treatment.


METHODS
Analysis of the psychometric properties of the questionnaire and its factorial structure, applying it to 792 individuals. 365 of them were substance users seeking treatment and 427 were general population.


RESULTS
Reliability of the questionnaire is confirmed, although its factorial structure appears to be different from the original. In our study appear 12 factors, instead of the original 10. These factors are named: Power, Stimulation, Submission, Tradition, Spirituality, Self-Sufficience, Hedonism, Sociability, Universality, Convencionalism, Idealism and Self-Realization. These factors are distributed through several dimensions represented by four axis: individual-social, dominance-equality, tradition-pleasure and great values-anomie.


CONCLUSIONS
The VAL-89 questionnaire seems to be a useful tool to explore which are the more appreciated social values, being of special interest to know which are specially selected by addict individuals.
Pedrero Perez
Eduardo Jose
EJ
Instituto de Adicciones. Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. ejpedrero@yahoo.es
Rojo Mota
Gloria
G
Olivar Arroyo
Alvaro
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000523:psychology*; D003710:Demography; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000379:methods*; D012945:Social Values; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires