Structure of Problem Recognition Questionnaire with Hispanic/Latino Adolescents

Abstract Motivation is a prominent target for substance use interventions because it is theorized to increase engagement in therapy and predict treatment outcomes. Establishing the validity of measures relevant to motivation among Hispanic/Latino adolescents will improve the resources available for...

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Published in:Journal of substance abuse treatment 2016-12, Vol.71, p.36-40
Main Authors: Stanforth, Evan T., M.A, McCabe, Brian E., Ph.D, Mena, Maite P., Psy.D, Santisteban, Daniel A., Ph.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Behavior modification
Clinical outcomes
Factor analysis
Female
Hispanic Americans
Hispanic Americans - psychology
Hispanic/Latino
Humans
Male
Motivation
Patient Acceptance of Health Care - ethnology
Psychiatry
Psychometrics - instrumentation
Questionnaires
Substance abuse treatment
Substance-Related Disorders - ethnology
Substance-Related Disorders - therapy
Surveys and Questionnaires - standards
Teenagers
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Summary:Abstract Motivation is a prominent target for substance use interventions because it is theorized to increase engagement in therapy and predict treatment outcomes. Establishing the validity of measures relevant to motivation among Hispanic/Latino adolescents will improve the resources available for screening and measuring change processes in a multicultural population. We examined the structure of the Problem Recognition Questionnaire (PRQ; Cady, Winters, Jordan, Solberg, & Stinchfield, 1996) with Hispanic/Latino adolescents. Participants were adolescents ( n = 191) in a randomized controlled trial for substance abuse. Data were collected during a baseline pre-treatment time point and post-treatment time point that was four-months post-baseline. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) showed that the three-factor structure proposed by Cady et al. (1996) had a poor fit with pre-treatment data. Follow-up exploratory analyses with principal axis factoring identified an alternate three-factor structure with pre-treatment data ( problem recognition , readiness , and treatment resistance ). A second CFA showed this three-factor model fit data from participants at the post-treatment time point ( n = 155). The results provide preliminary evidence for using our proposed factor structure for the PRQ subscales with Hispanic/Latino adolescents. We discuss the dimensions we identified in the context of similar measures and the implications for measuring problem recognition , readiness , and treatment resistance.
ISSN:0740-5472
1873-6483
DOI:10.1016/j.jsat.2016.08.005