title: Validation of the College Alcohol Problem Scale-revised (CAPS-r) for use with non-adjudicated first-year students.
abstract: First-year students in transition to college are at increased risk for consuming greater amounts of alcohol and are subject to subsequent alcohol-related problems. The 8-item College Alcohol Problem Scale-revised (CAPS-r) has been used to measure alcohol-related problems in adjudicated undergraduates and psychology majors. However, structural validity of the CAPS-r has not been examined in a general first-year student population. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test the structural validity of this two-factor model using LISREL 8.5. The original two-factor measurement model for the 8-item CAPS-r represented acceptable fit to the data (chi(2)=37.52, df=19, p=.007, CFI=.968, SRMR=.0449), supporting its use with first-year college students. Future studies need to examine invariance across ethnic, gender, and geographical groups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Human Studies and Center for Educational Accountability, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 901 13th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294, United States. ltalbott@uab.edu
authors.forename: Laura L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Talbott
authors.forename: M Renée
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Umstattd
authors.forename: Stuart L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Usdan
authors.forename: Ryan J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Brian F
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Geiger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D015144:Southeastern United States; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards*