Screening properties of the DMQ-R to assess alcohol involvement in university students

António Ramalho Mostardinha; Anabela Pereira

doi:10.34624/id.v11i4.10567

Authors

António Ramalho Mostardinha CIDTFF, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade de Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7241-9546 (unauthenticated)
Anabela Pereira CIDTFF, Departamento de Educação e Psicologia, Universidade de Aveiro https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3897-2732 (unauthenticated)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.34624/id.v11i4.10567

Keywords:

Alcohol drinking, Drinking behavior, College Students, Specificity, Sensitivity

Abstract

Aim: To evaluate the accuracy properties of the Drinking Motives Questionnaire – Revised (DMQ-R) to identify alcohol involvement in college students and, consequently, describe its predictive validity.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed. Through a convenience sample of 302 undergraduate students was obtained, with an average age of 20.4±2.7 years old and 52.8 were of male students. A self-reported questionnaire was used to evaluate the screening properties, ROC curve analysis was done by using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) as gold-standard comparison.
Results: Areas under the curves ranged between .660 and .714. Values between .538 and .667, and .616 and .726 were observed for sensitivity and specificity, respectively. Also, predictive positive values ranged between .205 and .265, and between .913 and .926 for negative predictive values.
Conclusion: The present study shows the unsuitable accuracy properties of the DMQ-R to assess alcohol involvement among university.