The substance use risk profile scale: A scale measuring traits linked to reinforcement-specific substance use profiles
July 10th, 2009 Posted by: admin
Publication year: 2009
Source: Addictive Behaviors, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 8 July 2009
Patricia A., Woicik , Sherry H., Stewart , Robert O., Pihl , Patricia J., Conrod
The Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) is based on a model of personality risk for substance abuse in which four personality dimensions (hopelessness, anxiety sensitivity, impulsivity, and sensation seeking) are hypothesized to differentially relate to specific patterns of substance use. The current series of studies is a preliminary exploration of the psychometric properties of the SURPS in two populations (undergraduate and high school students). In study 1, an analysis of the internal structure of two versions of the SURPS shows that the abbreviated version best reflects the 4-factor structure. Concurrent, discriminant, and incremental validity of the SURPS is supported…
