Abstract:

Aim: The aim of this study wass to adapt the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-III Adult Form (AEQ-III-Y) developed by Brown, Christiansen and Goldman (1987) into Turkish and examine its validity and reliability. Materials and Methods: In line with the study, a total of 402 adults who were treated with a diagnosis of alcohol use disorder and used alcohol without a diagnosis were given the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-III Adult Form (AEQ-III-Y), Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised (DMQR) and Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scales were applied. The data obtained; language equivalence back-translation method; by seeking expert opinion on content validity; by testing its reliability, invariance over time (test-retest reliability/test-retest reliability) and internal consistency; its validity was tested with construct validity (confirmative factor analysis). Results: The Cronbach's alpha value of AEQ-III-Y was found to be .97 for 120 items. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis, 5 sub-factors explaining 37.88% of the total variance were formed in accordance with the original scale: General positive changes, increased social sociability and decreased anxiety, relaxation and tension reduction, increased sexuality, physical relaxation. In the item analysis, the Cronbach's alpha value was found to be .96 for all of the .82 items in the scale, which was created after the items with an item strength below .40 were removed, and it ranged from .93 to .77 for the subscales. In the analyzes performed, a significant correlation was found between AEQ-III-Y and DMQR at the level of r=.64 and between AUDIT at the level of .24. In the adaptation studies, it was found that the expectation from alcohol of those who used harmful alcohol with a high score in AUDIT was higher than the other participants. Accordingly, it was concluded that as the expectation level of the participants increased, their alcohol consumption also increased. Conclusion: The results obtained as a result of the analyzes were concluded that the psychometric properties of the Adult Turkish version of the Alcohol Expectancy Questionnaire-III Adult Form meet the necessary criteria and it is a valid and reliable scale.

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