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Development of a short cannabis problems questionnaire for adolescents in the community (2010)
Auteur(s) :
H. PROUDFOOT ;
L. VOGL ;
W. SWIFT ;
G. MARTIN ;
J. COPELAND
Article en page(s) :
734-737
Domaine :
Drogues illicites / Illicit drugs
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus géographique
AUSTRALIE
Thésaurus mots-clés
ADOLESCENT
;
CANNABIS
;
QUESTIONNAIRE
;
DEPISTAGE
;
ECHELLE D'EVALUATION
;
FIABILITE
;
VALIDITE
Résumé :
The widespread and harmful use of cannabis amongst young people in the community has been well established. In order to assist in identifying young people at risk of harm for their cannabis use, the present paper documents the development of a short 12-item cannabis problems measure - the Cannabis Problems Questionnaire for Adolescents, Short form (CPQ-A-S). The CPQ-A-S was derived from the 27-item Cannabis Problems Questionnaire for Adolescents (CPQ-A) which had been shown in an earlier study to be a reliable and valid indicator of cannabis problems in adolescents. Tetrachoric correlations amongst items were examined and the more redundant items removed. Psychometrics of the shorter scale were then evaluated through factor analysis, and logistic regression used to demonstrate scale validity. This is the first short scale of cannabis problems derived for adolescents and it should prove a useful tool in both research and community applications.
Affiliation :
National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2052, Australia