ArticleAddictive behaviors2019
Development and initial validation of the alcohol-induced blackout measure.
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- Evaluating alcohol consumption in adolescents and young adults: a meta-analysis of the psychometric properties of measurement instruments.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- The Drinking Dashboard for alcohol-induced blackout: A randomized pilot trial.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Trial
- Day-level associations between protective behavioral strategies and alcohol consequences among young adults enrolled vs. not enrolled in college.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Observational
- Validation of the alcohol induced blackout measure-2 (ABOM-2) among young adults who experience blackout.Addictive behaviors · 2026Article
- Predictive value of real-time memory tests in identifying alcohol-induced blackouts in situ.Addiction (Abingdon, England) · 2026Article
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- Validation and measurement invariance of the Alcohol-Induced Blackout Measure-2 among noncollege young adults.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2026Article
- Acute Next-Day Effects of Alcohol Use on Daily Cognitive Functioning Among Young Adults: Protocol for a 21-Day Diary Study.JMIR research protocols · 2025Article
- Factors that increase risk for alcohol-induced blackouts in high-intensity drinking young adults.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- Associations between posting about alcohol on social networking sites and alcohol-induced blackouts in a sample of young adults not in 4-year college.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2025Article
- Examining Premeditation and Urgency as Moderators of the Longitudinal Association Between Alcohol-Induced Blackouts and AUDIT Scores Among Adolescents and Young Adults.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- The Interaction of Cannabis Consumption with Heavy Episodic Drinking and Alcohol-induced Blackouts in Relation to Cannabis Use Consequences Among Recent Undergraduate College Cannabis Users.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2024Article
- Normative Perceptions of Peer Drinking Distinguish High-Intensity Drinkers from Other Drinking Groups.Substance use & misuse · 2024Article
- A latent profile analysis of blackout drinking behavior among young adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- Associations between blackout drinking and self-reported everyday cognition among young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2023Article
- Prevalence and correlates of alcohol-induced blackout in a diverse sample of veterans.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
- Gender, acculturation, and alcohol-related consequences among college students of color.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2023Article
- Behavioral changes and dendritic remodeling of hippocampal neurons in adolescent alcohol-treated rats.Advances in drug and alcohol research · 2023Article
- Age and Fear of Missing Out as Moderators of the Association between Peak Drinks and Alcohol-Induced Blackouts among Adolescents and Young Adults.Substance use & misuse · 2023Article
- A mixed-methods approach to improve the measurement of alcohol-induced blackouts: ABOM-2.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundBlackouts are common among young adults and predict alcohol-related harm. However, existing measures do not capture the range of alcohol-induced memory impairment involved in blackout experiences and do not differentiate between fragmentary and en bloc blackouts. This study aimed to develop and validate a brief, reliable measure of alcohol-induced blackouts among young adults.
methodsCollege students reporting alcohol-induced memory impairment in the past year were recruited via Qualtrics to participate in an online survey (N = 350, 56% female). A subsample (n = 109, 67% female) completed a one-month follow-up. Principal component analysis was used to determine the structure of the Alcohol-Induced Blackout Measure (ABOM), which was designed to reflect two components (fragmentary and en bloc blackouts). The reliability and validity of the total ABOM score was assessed.
resultsThe final five items fit in a two-component scale structure; however, a single principal component accounted for 73% of variance in blackout items, all of which demonstrated high component loadings and communalities. The total blackout score demonstrated strong internal consistency, test-retest reliability, and convergent and incremental validity. ABOM scores predicted alcohol-related consequences at baseline and one-month follow-up.
conclusionsThe ABOM is a brief and reliable, self-report measure that quantifies the frequency of a range of blackout experiences in the past 30 days. Accounting for this range of experiences improved predictive validity over single-item blackout measures. Blackout frequency is a strong, unique predictor of alcohol-related problems.
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