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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Negative Alcohol-Related Consequences in the United States and Sweden: Measurement Invariance of the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index

Published:2023-09-11 Issue: Volume: Page:
ISSN:1073-1911
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language:en
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Author:

Schwebel Frank J.¹^ORCID,Richards Dylan K.¹^ORCID,Andersson Claes²^ORCID,Larimer Mary E.³

Affiliation:

1. The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

2. Malmö University, Sweden

3. University of Washington, Seattle, USA

Abstract

Commensurate measures of alcohol-related consequences across countries and cultures are critical for addressing the global burden of hazardous alcohol use. The Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index (RAPI), developed and validated in the United States, is a popular measure of alcohol problems. This study examined measurement invariance of the RAPI across samples of U.S. and Swedish high school seniors. Latent mean differences in alcohol problems across countries and differences in associations between alcohol problems with alcohol use and protective behavioral strategies (PBS) were also examined. The RAPI was scalar invariant. Swedish students reported fewer problems than U.S. students (latent mean difference = −0.19, p = .047). In both samples, the RAPI was positively correlated with alcohol use frequency and quantity ( ps < .001), and negatively correlated with PBS use ( ps < .05). Overall, the RAPI demonstrated measurement invariance, and we found evidence for its validity across samples of U.S. and Swedish high school seniors.

Funder

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Applied Psychology,Clinical Psychology

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/10731911231195834

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