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- The project investigates the validity of the Alcohol Dependence Syndrome across different countries by analyzing the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS).
- The study includes participants from both American and Russian alcoholism treatment programs to compare the results.
- Findings suggest that despite some differences, the ADS shows a consistent four-factor structure and strong psychometric properties, supporting its use in cross-cultural research on alcohol dependence.
Article Abstract
This project explores the cross-national construct validity of the Alcohol Dependence Syndrome. The investigation also examines basic psychometric properties of the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS), an instrument commonly employed to measure dependence. Subjects consisted of inpatients and outpatients in American and Russian alcoholism treatment programs. Despite some variations, an orthogonal four factor structure of the ADS appears similar across the two cultural samples, thus lending support to the alcohol dependence construct. Analyses of psychometric properties of the Scale generally support its value in future cross-cultural research on alcohol dependence.
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