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ArticleBMC psychology2025

Opportunities for alcohol and cannabis use among youth: psychometric properties of novel measures.

Mallie J Paschall, Joel W Grube, Kirsten Helgeson

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Article in BMC psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mallie J PaschallPrevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 2030 Addison St., Suite 410, Berkeley, CA, 94704, USA. paschall@pire.org.
Joel W GrubePrevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 2030 Addison St., Suite 410, Berkeley, CA, 94704, USA.
Kirsten HelgesonPrevention Research Center, Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, 2030 Addison St., Suite 410, Berkeley, CA, 94704, USA.

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Transitions and Alcohol Use in the Later Lifespan: Environmental and Individual-level InfluencesP60AA006282 · NIAAA · PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RES AND EVALUATION · PI Sue Thomas · 2003 to 2026
$41.2M
NIAAA NIH HHS P60 AA006282NIAAA NIH HHS P60-AA006282
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Abstract

backgroundThis study examined the psychometric properties of novel multi-item measures of exposure to opportunities for alcohol use, cannabis use, and simultaneous use (SAM) among youth.

methodsSurveys were administered to 1,082 15- to 20-year-olds in 40 California cities in 2023-24. The surveys included questions about how often respondents had an opportunity to engage in alcohol use, cannabis use, and SAM in different contexts/situations in the past year (e.g., at home), beliefs related to these substance use behaviors, and demographic characteristics. A second-order confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and correlation and regression analyses were conducted to assess the psychometric properties of the exposure to substance use opportunities measures.

resultsThe CFA indicated that survey items loaded on three primary factors (five items per factor) corresponding to opportunities for alcohol use, cannabis use, and SAM. Factor loadings ranged from 0.61 to 0.90, and the model fit was acceptable [NFI = 0.91; CFI = 0.94; RMSEA = 0.043 (95% CI = 0.036, 0.049), and SRMR

conclusionsThis study provides support for the validity and internal reliability of novel exposure to substance use opportunities measures. Measures for exposure to opportunities for alcohol and cannabis use and SAM will be useful for research on the etiology and prevention of the substance use behaviors and related problems among youth.

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Alcohol DrinkingMarijuana UsePsychometricsAdolescentCaliforniaFactor Analysis, StatisticalFemaleHumansMaleReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAlcohol useCannabis useExposure to substance use opportunitiesSimultaneous alcohol and cannabis use

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PMID40883803
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