Development of an Instrument to Assess Parent-College Child Communication Regarding Alcohol Use Behaviors

Autor/inn/en	Chaney, Beth H.; Cremeens, Jennifer
Titel	Development of an Instrument to Assess Parent-College Child Communication Regarding Alcohol Use Behaviors
Quelle	In: American Journal of Health Education, 44 (2013) 5, S.265-272 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1932-5037
DOI	10.1080/19325037.2013.811358
Schlagwörter	Test Construction; Parent Child Relationship; Interpersonal Communication; Alcohol Abuse; Drinking; College Students; Factor Analysis; Social Theories; Social Cognition; Self Efficacy; Expectation; Parent Attitudes; Test Bias; Test Items; Student Motivation; Cognitive Processes; Student Attitudes; Questionnaires; Interviews + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Testaufbau; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Trinken; Collegestudent; Faktorenanalyse; Gesellschaftstheorie; Soziale Kognition; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Expectancy; Erwartung; Elternverhalten; Testkritik; Test content; Testaufgabe; Schulische Motivation; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Schülerverhalten; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik
Abstract	Background: Past research suggests that parent-child communication can serve as protective factors to reduce alcohol misuse among college-aged children. Purpose: This article presents the methodology used and preliminary findings for developing and validating an instrument to assess parent-college student communication regarding alcohol use. During November 2011, a convenience sample of 208 parents of students attending a large, southeastern university was recruited to participate. Methods: A rigorous process of test development was used to develop and test a 47-item instrument. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to investigate desired variable measurement of the underlying constructs for selected items. Results: EFA findings revealed that items measured 3 factors, including constructs from social cognitive theory, self-efficacy of parents to communicate with child, and outcome expectations. Moreover, the results support reliability of these items to measure self-efficacy and outcome expectations of parents. Discussion: Preliminary results suggest that the survey has evidence for producing valid and reliable scores. Translation to Practice: Further testing and validating this instrument will provide a mechanism for assessing parent--college child communication as a protective factor for high-risk drinking behaviors among college students. (As Provided).
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