Use Of The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory With A College Population
Abstract
Use of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI), a new instrument for assessing the presence of chemical dependency, was tested on a college population. In tests with 376 subjects, the SASSI showed significant promise in discriminating between nonabusers, moderate abusers, and severe abusers. Further, results of the SASSI obvious attributes scale were correlated in the expected directions with indicators of level of chemical use. The particular need for an alcohol and drug abuse assessment instrument that is relatively impervious to social desirability effects is discussed in light of the history of assessment problems in this area. © 1987 Taylor and Francis Group, LLC.
Recommended Citation
Cooper, S. E., & Robinson, D. A. (1987). Use Of The Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory With A College Population. Journal of the American College Health Association, 36(3), pp. 180-184. Taylor and Francis Group; Taylor and Francis.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.1987.9939013
Department(s)
Psychological Science
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
0744-8481
Document Type
Article - Journal
Document Version
Citation
File Type
text
Language(s)
English
Rights
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Publication Date
01 Jan 1987
PubMed ID
3693752
