Developing a brief integrative biopsychosocial screening instrument to investigate influences of alcohol abuse and dependence in college age students: a mixed research study
Date
2011
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Rein, Marty Jay, author
Carlson, Laurie A., advisor
Matheson, Jennifer Lynne, committee member
Gloeckner, Gene W., committee member
MacQuiddy, Susan L., committee member
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The purpose of this mixed-methods study was to develop a reliable, valid, and clinically useful brief integrative biopsychosocial screening instrument to investigate influences of alcohol abuse and dependence in college age students. The Rein-Brief Integrative Biopsychosocial Screening Instrument (R-BIBSI) is a 30-item (alpha = 0.89), non-diagnostic, brief screening tool developed to aid drug and alcohol treatment professionals in treatment planning for persons experiencing substance abuse or dependence. The BIBSI is easily scored by clinical or non-clinical staff to assess six constructs of alcohol use influence: Biological Influence, Psychological Internally Expressed Influence, Psychological Externally Expressed Influence, Social Family Influence, Social Peer/Work Environmental Influence, and Social Cultural Influence. Item reduction processes included think-aloud, predictive validity testing utilizing paired samples t-test, and exploratory factor analysis. A convenience sample of 63 college age students provided data for validation and reliability testing of the R-BIBSI.
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abuse
mixed methods
biopsychosocial
assessment
alcohol
substance use