ArticleAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2022
A mixed-methods approach to improve the measurement of alcohol-induced blackouts: ABOM-2.
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- 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
- Serious harm reduction protective behavioral strategies reduce consequences associated with alcohol-induced blackouts in college students.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
- A daily-level examination of willingness to pregame, blackout, and hook up across drinking days: Associations with respective behavioral outcomes among adolescents and young adults.Addictive behaviors · 2024Article
- Transdermal alcohol concentration features predict alcohol-induced blackouts in college students.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2024Article
- A Dual-Process Decision-Making Model Examining the Longitudinal Associations Between Alcohol-Induced Blackouts and Alcohol Use Disorder Risk Among College Student Drinkers.Journal of studies on alcohol and drugs · 2024Article
- Does it really matter that I do not remember my night? Consequences related to blacking out among college student drinkers.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundAlcohol-induced blackouts describe memory loss resulting from alcohol consumption. Approximately half of college students report experiencing a blackout in their lifetime. Blackouts are associated with an increased risk for negative consequences, including serious injury. Research has documented two types of blackouts, en bloc (EB) and fragmentary (FB). However, research is limited by the lack of a validated measure that differentiates between these two forms of blackout. This study used a mixed-methods approach to improve the assessment of FB and EB among young adults. Specifically, we sought to improve the existing Alcohol-Induced Blackout Measure (ABOM), which was derived from a relatively small pool of items that did not distinguish FB from EB.
methodsStudy 1 used three rounds of cognitive interviewing with U.S. college students (N = 31) to refine existing assessment items. Nineteen refined blackout items were retained for Study 2. Study 2 used face validity, factor analysis, item response theory, and external validation analyses to test the two-factor blackout model among U.S. heavy-drinking college students (N = 474) and to develop and validate a new blackout measure (ABOM-2).
resultsIterative factor analyses demonstrated that the items were well represented by correlated EB and FB factors, consistent with our hypothesis. External validation analyses demonstrated convergent and discriminant validity. These analyses also provided preliminary evidence for the two factors having differential predictive validity (e.g., FB correlated with enhancement drinking motives, while EB correlated with coping and conformity motives).
conclusionsThe Alcohol-Induced Blackout Measure-2 (ABOM-2) improves the measurement of blackout experiences among college students. Its use could facilitate the examination of EB and FB as differential predictors of alcohol-related outcomes in future studies.
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