A Factor Analytic Study of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI)

The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) is a widely used but little studied screening test for substance misuse. The present study was the first to examine the test’s factor structure and also provided an opportunity to compare direct and indirect assessment approaches. Two large samp...

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Published in:Educational and psychological measurement 2001-02, Vol.61 (1), p.102-118
Main Author: Gray, B. Thomas
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Alcohol Abuse
Biological and medical sciences
Developmental Stages
Drug abuse
Drug Use
Factor Structure
Likert Scales
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental Health Programs
Predictive Validity
Psychological tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychometrics
Psychometrics. Diagnostic aid systems
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Reliability
Screening Tests
Spanish Speaking
Substance Abuse
Techniques and methods
Test Construction
Validity
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Summary:The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI) is a widely used but little studied screening test for substance misuse. The present study was the first to examine the test’s factor structure and also provided an opportunity to compare direct and indirect assessment approaches. Two large samples (n1 = 888, n2 = 580) of SASSI protocols were obtained. Reliability coefficients were generally good (> .8) for the direct scales and poor for the indirect scales. Confirmatory and exploratory factor analyses showed the data to be a poor fit to a model implicit in the SASSI. A two-factor model closely matching the direct scales was generated, replicated with the second sample, and found to be invariant across gender.
ISSN:0013-1644
1552-3888
DOI:10.1177/00131640121971095