Jp. Allen et al., PSYCHOMETRIC ANALYSES OF THE ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE SCALE AMONG UNITED-STATES AND RUSSIAN CLINICAL-SAMPLES, International journal of the addictions, 29(1), 1994, pp. 71-87
This project explores the cross-national construct validity of the Alc
ohol Dependence Syndrome. The investigation also examines basic psycho
metric properties of the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ADS), an instrument
commonly employed to measure dependence. Subjects consisted of inpati
ents and outpatients in American and Russian alcoholism treatment prog
rams. Despite some variations, an orthogonal four factor structure of
the ADS appears similar across the two cultural samples, thus lending
support to the alcohol dependence construct. Analyses of psychometric
properties of the Scale generally support its value in future cross-cu
ltural research on alcohol dependence.