title: Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS).
abstract: Alcoholics Anonymous participation has been measured in addiction research, but few validated tools distinguish components of this multi-dimensional construct. This study provides psychometric findings for the scale "Service to Others in Sobriety (SOS)", a brief assessment of AA-related helping (AAH). Data are derived from a sample of treatment-seeking alcoholics, and SOS validity and response stability is reported by using a test-retest sample. Findings demonstrated adequate psychometric properties of the SOS, including convergent validity, internal consistency (alpha=0.92) and test-rest reliability (r=0.94). The SOS is a valid measure of AAH activities pertinent to the daily lives of recovering alcoholics.
authors.affiliation: Case Western Reserve University, Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child Psychiatry, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Pagano
authors.forename: Amy R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Krentzman
authors.forename: Casey C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: Justina L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Baryak
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Murphy
authors.forename: William H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Zywiak
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Stout