title: Development of a Brief Abstinence Self-Efficacy Measure.
abstract: This study compared the 40-item Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy (AASE) scale with domains of confidence and temptation to a new 12-item version developed by the authors consisting of the same domains. There were 126 participants who completed the survey. Psychometric analysis demonstrated high reliability and validity consisting of high correlations between domains of confidence (α = .92) and temptation (α = .88) in the 40-item version of the scale compared to the briefer version. The 12-item version appears to provide a clinically reliable and valid measure of AASE domains of confidence and temptation, providing a more efficient tool for clinical practice.
authors.affiliation: Kent School of Social Work, University of Louisville; and Director, Sober Solutions House, Louisville, Kentucky, USA.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: McKiernan
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cloud
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Patterson
authors.forename: Silver
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wolf Adelv Unegv Waya
authors.forename: Seana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Golder
authors.forename: Karl
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Besel
keywords: abstinence; alcohol treatment; confidence; measurement; scale; self-efficacy; substance abuse treatment; temptation
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