title: Validation of French and German versions of a Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion Questionnaire among young Swiss males, and its relationship with substance use.
abstract: This study main purpose was the validation of both French and German versions of a Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion Questionnaire. The sample group comprised 5065 Swiss men from the "Cohort Study on Substance Use Risk Factors." Multigroup Confirmatory factor analysis showed that a three-factor model fits the data well, which substantiates the generalizability of Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion Questionnaire factor structure, regardless of the language. The Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion Questionnaire demonstrated excellent homogeneity (α = 95) and split-half reliability (r = .96). The Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion Questionnaire was sensitive to community size and participants' financial situation, confirming that it also measures real social conditions. Finally, weak but frequent correlations between Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion Questionnaire and alcohol, cigarette, and cannabis dependence were measured.
authors.affiliation: University of Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland Marc.Dupuis@unil.ch.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dupuis
authors.affiliation: Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Studer
authors.affiliation: Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Henchoz
authors.affiliation: Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stéphane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deline
authors.affiliation: University of Lausanne, Switzerland Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Stéphanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Baggio
authors.affiliation: Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: N'Goran
authors.affiliation: University of Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Meichun
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohler-Kuo
authors.affiliation: Lausanne University Hospital, CHUV, Switzerland Addiction Switzerland, Switzerland Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada University of the West of England, UK.
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gmel
mesh_terms: D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012944:Social Support; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Perceived Neighborhood Social Cohesion; Switzerland; alcohol; cannabis; tobacco