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The Development of a Screening Tool for the Adult Children of Alcoholics Traits (STACAT)
Author(s) -
Park Hyunsun
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
asian social work and policy review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 13
eISSN - 1753-1411
pISSN - 1753-1403
DOI - 10.1111/j.1753-1411.2007.00001.x
Subject(s) - cronbach's alpha , confirmatory factor analysis , psychology , reliability (semiconductor) , internal consistency , test (biology) , clinical psychology , psychometrics , computer science , structural equation modeling , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics , machine learning , biology , paleontology
In order to develop a valid tool for screening the traits of adult children of alcoholics (ACOA), this study focused on finding common characteristics among ACOA and developing a tool based on those characteristics. An item pool was generated targeting three distinct characteristics discussed in the alcohol literature related to ACOA, and the items were reviewed by a panel of experts. Using data from the sample, a confirmatory factor analysis, t ‐test and correlation analysis were conducted to gather various validity evidences for the screening tool. Cronbach’s coefficient alpha test was used to check the internal consistency of the tool. The evidence of the reliability and validity for the ACOA traits screening tool provide the social work practice with an empirically validated method of measuring these traits in the children of alcoholics.