Midanik L T
School of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley.
Addict Behav. 1992;17(2):179-84. doi: 10.1016/0306-4603(92)90022-n.
The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability of a self-reported 12-month alcohol measure obtained 1 month before and after December. As part of a larger study involving multiple telephone contacts, this sample consisted of 112 volunteers who drank alcohol at least monthly. During telephone interviews, respondents were asked about their drinking in the last 12 months in November, 1989, and again in January, 1990. The results indicate that the sample reported significantly lower alcohol use during the past year after December. These lower estimates occurred in both the frequency and the average quantity per occasion measures. There were significant reductions in reports of alcohol consumption in the last 12 months after December for the group which was contacted more often (greater than or equal to 7 times during December). The group contacted fewer times (less than or equal to 2 times during December) also reported lower, but not significant, amounts of alcohol consumed after December. These findings indicate that the prevailing idea that reports of last year's typical drinking obtained in January will be overstated because of the holiday season may be unfounded.
本研究的目的是评估在12月前后1个月获得的自我报告的12个月饮酒量测量的可靠性。作为一项涉及多次电话联系的更大规模研究的一部分，该样本由112名至少每月饮酒一次的志愿者组成。在电话访谈中，受访者被问及他们在1989年11月以及1990年1月过去12个月的饮酒情况。结果表明，该样本报告称12月之后过去一年的酒精摄入量显著降低。这些较低的估计值在饮酒频率和每次饮酒的平均量测量中均出现。对于在12月被联系更频繁（12月期间大于或等于7次）的组，12月之后过去12个月的酒精消费报告有显著减少。在12月被联系次数较少（12月期间小于或等于2次）的组在12月之后报告的酒精消费量也较低，但不显著。这些发现表明，普遍认为由于节日季，1月获得的去年典型饮酒情况报告会被夸大的观点可能没有根据。
