Teresa Neeliyara, PhD, Junior Scientific Officer, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore - 560 029.
Indian J Psychiatry. 1994 Apr;36(2):79-84.
This study focusses on the development of a comprehensive multi-dimensional scale for assessing motivation for change in the alcohol dependent population. After establishing face validity, the items evolved were administered to a normal sample of 600 male subjects in whom psychiatric illness was ruled out. The data thus obtained was subjected to factor analysis. Six factors were obtained which accounted for 55.2% of variance. These together formed a 80 item five point scale and norms were established on a sample of 600 normal subjects. Further clinical validation was established on 30 alcohol dependent subjects and 30 normals. The status of motivation was found to be inadequate in alcohol dependent individuals as compared to the normals. Split-half reliability was carried out and the tool was found to be highly reliable.
本研究专注于开发一个全面的多维量表，用于评估酒精依赖人群的改变动机。在确立了表面效度之后，将这些条目应用于一个排除了精神疾病的 600 名正常男性样本中。由此获得的数据进行了因素分析。得到了六个因素，占方差的 55.2%。这些因素共同组成了一个 80 项五分制的量表，并在 600 名正常受试者的样本中建立了常模。进一步的临床验证是在 30 名酒精依赖患者和 30 名正常受试者中进行的。与正常受试者相比，酒精依赖患者的动机状态被认为是不充分的。进行了两半可靠性检验，发现该工具具有很高的可靠性。
