BACKGROUND: The role of cognitive appraisal of the threat of alcohol relapse has received little attention. A previous instrument, the Relapse Situation Appraisal Questionnaire (RSAQ), was developed to assess cocaine users' primary appraisal of the threat of situations posing a high risk for cocaine relapse. The purpose of the present study was to modify the RSAQ in order to measure primary appraisal in situations involving a high risk for alcohol relapse. METHODS: The development and psychometric properties of this instrument, the Alcohol Relapse Situation Appraisal Questionnaire (A-RSAQ), were examined with two samples of abstinent adults with alcohol abuse or dependence. Factor structure and validity were examined in Study 1 (N=104). Confirmation of the factor structure and predictive validity was assessed in Study 2 (N=159). RESULTS: Results demonstrated construct, discriminant and predictive validity and reliability of the A-RSAQ. DISCUSSION: Results support the important role of primary appraisal of degree of risk in alcohol relapse situations.
BACKGROUND: The role of cognitive appraisal of the threat of alcohol relapse has received little attention. A previous instrument, the Relapse Situation Appraisal Questionnaire (RSAQ), was developed to assess cocaine users' primary appraisal of the threat of situations posing a high risk for cocaine relapse. The purpose of the present study was to modify the RSAQ in order to measure primary appraisal in situations involving a high risk for alcohol relapse. METHODS: The development and psychometric properties of this instrument, the Alcohol Relapse Situation Appraisal Questionnaire (A-RSAQ), were examined with two samples of abstinent adults with alcohol abuse or dependence. Factor structure and validity were examined in Study 1 (N=104). Confirmation of the factor structure and predictive validity was assessed in Study 2 (N=159). RESULTS: Results demonstrated construct, discriminant and predictive validity and reliability of the A-RSAQ. DISCUSSION: Results support the important role of primary appraisal of degree of risk in alcohol relapse situations.
Authors: P M Monti; D J Rohsenow; R M Swift; S B Gulliver; S M Colby; T I Mueller; R A Brown; A Gordon; D B Abrams; R S Niaura; M K Asher Journal: Alcohol Clin Exp Res Date: 2001-11 Impact factor: 3.455
Authors: Deborah H A Van Horn; Jessica Goodman; Kevin G Lynch; Marcel O Bonn-Miller; Tyrone Thomas; A C Del Re; Kimberly Babson; James R McKay Journal: Psychiatry Res Date: 2020-07-05 Impact factor: 11.225