Abstract
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 | |
| State | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Drug use
- Psychometrics
- Risk behavior
- Survey research
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health(social science)
- Social Psychology
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
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