Validation of the Dutch version of the brief young adult alcohol consequences questionnaire (B-YAACQ).

Addict Behav

University of Utrecht, Utrecht Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Psychopharmacology, PO Box 80082, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Published: May 2009

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate the Dutch version of the Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire (B-YAACQ).

Method: The B-YAACQ was translated into the Dutch language and 800 students were invited to complete the questionnaire. A number of drinking behaviors were also assessed; including weekly drinking, age of drinking onset, and blood alcohol concentration on a typical night out. Students also completed a short version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-PC).

Results: Data from 667 undergraduate and graduate students (184 men and 483 women) who reported alcohol use during the past year was used in the analysis. On average, students in this study report 4.7 alcohol-related consequences. The Dutch B-YAACQ was shown to have a high reliability and validity: Cronbach's Alpha was 0.816, and B-YAACQ scores correlated significantly with AUDIT-PC scores (r=0.747). B-YAACQ scores correlated significantly (p<0.01) with various drinking variables, including drinking onset age, drinking days per week, alcoholic drinks per week, number of drinks on a night out and blood alcohol concentration when returning home.

Conclusion: The Dutch B-YAACQ is a useful new tool for screening of alcohol-related consequences.

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