Validation of a Targeted Peer Relations Scale for Adolescents Treated for Substance Use Disorder: An Application of Rasch Modeling

The objective of this research is to use item response theory (IRT) to validate a 14-item peer relations scale for use in the adolescent treatment population. Subjects are 509 adolescents discharged from substance abuse treatment from 2004–2009. The person reliability is 0.76 and the Cronbach's...

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Main Authors: James R. Ciesla, Ping Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Substance Abuse: Research and Treatment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/SART.S7367