Abstract

TORRES GONZALEZ, María Cristina; PALMA RIVEROS, Mónica María; IANNINI URIBE, Juanita  and  MORENO LUNA, Socorro. Validation of the Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test “YAAPST” in a group of undergraduate students of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2006, vol.5, n.1, pp.175-190. ISSN 1657-9267.

Given the high prevalence of alcohol consumption in Colombia, and its incidence in young people, the primary objective of this study was to validate the YAAPST scale, determining its performance characteristics (sensibility, specify, validity, dimensionality) in order to evaluate the negative consequences of alcohol consumption in a group of college students of the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana of Bogotá. It was applied in a questionnaire battery to 305 students. A study cohort was assembled in a methodological type of research, with two separate measures during a period of 8 weeks. Results indicated that the YAAPST is a multidimensional scale whose results have good psychometric properties (good internal consistency and stability). It was concluded that the YAAPST is a functional test to be applied in the target population because of the advantages in its administration, usefulness for making valid measurements and for its reproducible use both in clinical and research contexts.

Keywords : Young Adult Alcohol Problems Screening Test YAAPST; alcoholism; alcohol and youth; validation; confidence; psychometrics.

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