Validation of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire among student and nonstudent young adults.
Amy L. Stamates, Manshu Yang, Cathy Lau‐Barraco
Abstract
= 164; 22.7%) that completed a survey in-person. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the unidimensional structure of the BYAACQ for both students and nonstudents. Differential item functioning (DIF) analyses indicated that six items showed significant DIF in the item difficulty parameters, with college students more likely to experience social- and short-term health-related alcohol consequences, while nonstudents more likely to experience consequences related to impaired control and dependence. Thus, using the latent or sum scores of the entire scale could be problematic, as this overall score is unable to capture specific differences in the types of alcohol consequences experienced between college students and nonstudents. Implications for interventions are discussed. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).