Factor structure and psychometrics of the adolescent health risk behavior survey instrument

Matthew Lee Smith; E. Lisako J. McKyer; Ross A.A. Larsen

doi:10.5993/AJHB.34.3.8

Factor structure and psychometrics of the adolescent health risk behavior survey instrument

Matthew Lee Smith, E. Lisako J. McKyer, Ross A.A. Larsen

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Objectives: To explore the factor structure and psychometric properties of data collected with the Adolescent Health Risk Behavior Survey (AHRBS) instrument. Methods: Measures of the AHRBS instrument were tested using statistical analyses to assess validity and reliability of data collected from a sample of 1992 Indiana adolescents. Results: Factor analyses yielded a 13-factor solution with acceptable model fit statistics. Tests of internal consistency reliability for data in instrument scales ranged from 0.455 to 0.916. Measures were consistent across adolescent subdemographic categories. Conclusion: The AHRBS instrument is a valuable tool for investigating adolescent drug use.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	328-339
Number of pages	12
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	34
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.34.3.8
State	Published - 2010

Keywords

Adolescent
Drug use
Psychometrics
Risk behavior
Survey research

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Health(social science)
Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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