title: Measurement equivalence of the brief comprehensive effects of alcohol scale in a multiethnic sample of college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study examined the measurement equivalence of the Brief Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol scale (B-CEOA; Ham et al., 2005)--a measure that assesses alcohol outcome expectancies (AOE) and expectancy evaluations-across ethnic groups and genders among multiethnic college student samples.
  
  
  METHODS
  Undergraduates provided self-report data in two multisite studies (Study 1: N = 1,536, 75.5% women, Mage = 19.6 years old, 56.4% European American, 9.8% African American, 7.6% Asian American, and 26.2% Hispanic/Latino American; Study 2: N = 7,767, 72.6% women, Mage = 19.8 years old, 63.3% European American, 7.9% African American, 14.3% Asian American, and 14.5% Hispanic/Latino American).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses supported a positive and negative 4-factor model. Positive and negative AOE and expectancy evaluations were positively associated with hazardous alcohol use. Measurement equivalence of the B-CEOA across ethnicities and genders was largely supported.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study provides support for the utility of the B-CEOA in college students of different ethnicities and genders in assessment and prevention.
authors: Department of Psychological Science, University of Arkansas, USA. lham@uark.edu
authors: Lindsay S
authors: LS
authors: Ham
authors: Yijie
authors: Y
authors: Wang
authors: Su Yeong
authors: SY
authors: Kim
authors: Byron L
authors: BL
authors: Zamboanga
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult