Article
Assessing Motivation for Change: Preliminary Development and Evaluation of a Scale for Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Changing Alcohol or Drug Use
Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-1997
Disciplines
Abstract/Excerpt
This article describes the construction and preliminary evaluation of a scale (the Alcohol and Drug Consequences Questionnaire [ADCQ]) assessing the costs and benefits of changing an alcohol or drug problem. The ADCQ's costs and benefits subscales displayed good internal reliability (Cronbach alphas were .90 for the benefits subscale and .92 for the costs subscale). Furthermore, the ADCQ was significantly related to respondents' ratings of the importance of achieving their alcohol or drug treatment goal and to drinking at a 12-month follow-up. Measures assessing the costs and benefits of change appear to be useful indexes of client motivation and for predicting long-term change within the addictions
DOI
10.1037/0893-164X.11.2.107
Citation Information
John A. Cunningham, Linda C. Sobell, Douglas R. Gavin, Mark B. Sobell, et al.. "Assessing Motivation for Change: Preliminary Development and Evaluation of a Scale for Measuring the Costs and Benefits of Changing Alcohol or Drug Use" Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Vol. 11 Iss. 2 (1997) p. 107 - 114 ISSN: 0893-164X Available at: http://works.bepress.com/linda-sobell/40/