Some Issues on Application of Standardization and Decomposition Analysis
In: The open demography journal, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 15-17
ISSN: 1874-9186
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In: The open demography journal, Band 1, Heft 1, S. 15-17
ISSN: 1874-9186
In: Structural equation modeling: a multidisciplinary journal, Band 11, Heft 3, S. 375-400
ISSN: 1532-8007
In: Population and development review, Band 14, Heft 3, S. 481
ISSN: 1728-4457
In: Wiley series in probability and statistics
In: Child abuse & neglect: the international journal ; official journal of the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Band 122, S. 105334
ISSN: 1873-7757
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 37, Heft 2, S. 321-340
ISSN: 1945-1369
The goal of the present study was to identify the dimensions present in items representing internal barriers to substance abuse treatment and to test their invariance across gender, ethnic, and age groups. Twenty items from the Barriers to Treatment Inventory (BTI) were used to assess the structure and nature of the internal treatment barriers of 518 clients presenting to a central intake unit for a substance abuse assessment. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) revealed that a five factor model provided the best fit to the data. Internal treatment barriers were best described by five dimensions: absence of problem, negative social support, fear of treatment, privacy concerns, and committed lifestyle. Extending the confirmatory factor analysis to test multi-group invariance, there were some differences in measurement and structural relations among the internal barrier dimensions across gender, ethnic, and age groups. However, the lack of invariance was small and practically insubstantial. The findings led to the conclusion that the theoretical constructs measured by the five internal barrier dimensions are equivalent across important characteristics in this population.
In: Structural equation modeling: a multidisciplinary journal, Band 8, Heft 2, S. 275-286
ISSN: 1532-8007
In: Substance use & misuse: an international interdisciplinary forum, Band 34, Heft 4-5, S. 567-577
ISSN: 1532-2491
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Band 23, Heft 6, S. 648-662
ISSN: 1552-3926
The latent growth model (LGM) has drawn increasing attention in behavioral studies using longitudinal data. The LGM captures the level and trajectory of behavior change, variation in both the initial status and the trend of behavior change, as well as the time-ordered covariation between the initial status and change. This study demonstrates how the LGM can be applied in the evaluation of intervention programs targeting HIV risk behavior among drug users. Multigroup piecewise latent growth models were fit to longitudinal data with three repeated response measures.
In: Evaluation review: a journal of applied social research, Band 23, Heft 6, S. 648-662
ISSN: 0193-841X, 0164-0259
In: Journal of drug issues: JDI, Band 22, Heft 4, S. 823-832
ISSN: 1945-1369
In a study examining the correspondence between self-reported drug use and drug urinalysis, 128 injection drug users (IDUs), who were subjects in an AIDS prevention research project, were asked to provide urine samples, which would be tested for the presence of the metabolites of opiates and cocaine. Ninety-five IDUs provided samples for testing. Of these, twenty IDUs (21.1%) who reported abstinence from opiates and cocaine for the six months prior to the completion of a follow-up questionnaire had their claims contradicted by urinalysis results. Logit regression analyses revealed that IDUs whose primary drug of choice was both crack and injected cocaine and those who were black were significantly more likely to have misrepresented their current drug use status than other groups. The implications of these findings are discussed.
In: The sociological quarterly: TSQ, Band 46, Heft 1, S. 165-189
ISSN: 1533-8525
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 41, Heft 8, S. 1063-1078
ISSN: 1552-3381
Research focusing on active users of crack cocaine and how they interact with the health care system—drug abuse treatment in particular—is a new area of inquiry. Much of what is known about the problems associated with the use of crack comes from short-term studies. This article describes implementation and methodological issues related to conducting health services research with a natural history orientation among a population of active crack cocaine users (n = 444) in Dayton and Montgomery counties in Ohio. Data from this study can help define what addiction to crack really means as well as ways to prevent and treat it.
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 41, Heft 8, S. 1063-1078
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: Structural equation modeling: a multidisciplinary journal, Band 2, Heft 4, S. 319-334
ISSN: 1532-8007