Mj. Bohn et al., PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND VALIDITY OF THE OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE-DRINKING-SCALE, Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research, 20(5), 1996, pp. 817-823
Abstinent alcoholics' self-reports of distressing alcohol-associated t
houghts and compulsions to drink were evaluated by the Obsessive-Compu
lsive Drinking Scale (OCDS). Exploratory and confirmatory factor analy
ses on separate subject samples revealed that subjects' OCDS responses
were best described by four correlated dimensions: alcohol obsessions
, alcohol consumption, automaticity, and interference due to drinking.
The validity of this four-factor solution was supported by the patter
n of associations with drinking and coping style measures. In particul
ar, alcohol obsessions were positively associated with alcohol depende
nce and use of passive/avoidant coping. Automaticity was positively as
sociated with the intensity and salience of drinking, and inversely as
sociated with use of active/approach coping, as well as abstinence dur
ation. The obsession and automaticity subscales of the OCDS may be use
ful in evaluating cognitive-motivational processes associated with rec
overy from alcoholism.