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Optimizing the Use of the AUDIT for Alcohol Screening in College Students
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DeMartini, Kelly S.; Carey, Kate B. – Psychological Assessment, 2012
The screening and brief intervention modality of treatment for at-risk college drinking is becoming increasingly popular. A key to effective implementation is use of validated screening tools. Although the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) has been validated in adult samples and is often used with college students, research has not…
Descriptors: Identification, Alcohol Abuse, College Students, Gender Differences
Evaluating the Validity of Computerized Content Analysis Programs for Identification of Emotional Expression in Cancer Narratives
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Bantum, Erin O'Carroll; Owen, Jason E. – Psychological Assessment, 2009
Psychological interventions provide linguistic data that are particularly useful for testing mechanisms of action and improving intervention methodologies. For this study, emotional expression in an Internet-based intervention for women with breast cancer (n = 63) was analyzed via rater coding and 2 computerized coding methods (Linguistic Inquiry…
Descriptors: Intervention, Computational Linguistics, Cancer, Validity
Personality and Drunk Driving: Identification of DUI Types Using the Hogan Personality Inventory.
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Nolan, Yola; And Others – Psychological Assessment, 1994
Two hundred persons arrested for driving under the influence (DUI), 30 social drinkers, 30 depressed patients, 30 incarcerated criminals, and 30 alcoholics completed the Hogan Personality Inventory and the Court Reporting Network interview. Results clarify previous findings on DUI types and provide a basis for tailoring interventions. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adults, Alcohol Abuse, Criminals, Depression (Psychology)