Measuring risks and outcomes in substance use disorders prevention research Article

Clark, DB, Winters, KC. (2002). Measuring risks and outcomes in substance use disorders prevention research . JOURNAL OF CONSULTING AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY, 70(6), 1207-1223. 10.1037/0022-006X.70.6.1207

cited authors

  • Clark, DB; Winters, KC

authors

abstract

  • Assessment planning in substance use disorder prevention research entails the identification of measurement domains and the selection of corresponding instruments needed to fulfill specific project goals. The study design, developmental periods examined, feasibility constraints, and anticipated statistical analyses are important considerations in optimally designing the assessment protocol. As a conceptual framework to organize the domains considered here as examples, the multifactorial model of complex disorders with elaborations emphasized by the discipline of developmental psychopathology is applied. Risks reviewed include family history, childhood maltreatment, peer relationships, and psychopathology. The substance involvement dimensions germane as outcomes include substance type, consumption quantity and frequency, and substance-related problems. Comprehensive diachronic evaluation over critical developmental periods provides the technical foundation for etiology and intervention research.

publication date

  • January 1, 2002

published in

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start page

  • 1207

end page

  • 1223

volume

  • 70

issue

  • 6