Items pertaining to drunk driving

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1 Items pertaining to drunk driving Instrument: Study specific developed questions for evaluating a DWI intervention for teens Scale/Subscale Name: Items pertaining to drunk driving Source: Study specific developed questions for evaluating a DWI intervention for teens Developers: Hover, A. R., Hover, B. A, & Young, J.C. (2000). Measuring the effectiveness of a community-sponsored DWI intervention for teens. American Journal of Health Studies, 16, Year: 2000 Target Audience(s): Middle and High School Students Language other than English available: No Type: Behavior and Attitudes Data collected: Quantitative Data collection format: Self-report Pre/post and retrospective post Reading Level: Flesch-Kincaid 5.2 Existence of test/technical manuals, user guides, supplemental materials: Items and methodology explained in the article: Hover, A. R., Hover, B. A, & Young, J.C. (2000). Measuring the effectiveness of a community-sponsored DWI intervention for teens. American Journal of Health Studies, 16, Level of training necessary for administration/scoring/interpretation: None Widespread Use/Professional Endorsements: Survey contains questions from the CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey to enhance validity and credibility. Cost of Use: No costs associated with use of this instrument. Description: The developed survey collects information on alcohol use, drunk driving and driving with a drunk driver, attitudes toward drunk driving, and strategies to prevent drunk driving. Retrospective questions are asked to determine perceived impacts of the program on decisions to avoid drunk driving.

2 Psychometrics: Information on reliability and validity are provided below. If information on a particular psychometric was not found, it is indicated as no information provided. It should be noted that this is not necessarily an indication of a lack of reliability or validity within a particular scale/instrument, but rather a lack of rigorous testing, for various reasons, by the developers or other researchers. Reliability: A correlation of at least.80 is suggested for at least one type of reliability as evidence; however, standards range from.5 to.9 depending on the intended use and context for the instrument Test-Retest: No information provided Internal Consistency: No information provided Inter-rater reliability: No information provided Validity: The extent to which a measure captures what it is intended to measure. Content/Face Validity: Questions from the CDC Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance Survey were included to enhance validity and credibility of the survey. Criterion Validity: No information provided Construct Validity: No information provided

3 Construct: ATOD Use Scale Name: Items pertaining to drunk driving Developers: Hover, Hover, and Young Items Pre and Post: 1. During your life, on how many days have you had at least one drink of alcohol? A. 0 days B. 1 or 2 days C. 3 to 9 days D. 10 to 19 days E. 20 to 39 days F. 40 to 99 days G. 100 or more days 2. How old were you when you had your first drink of alcohol other than a few sips? A. I have never had a drink of alcohol other than a few sips B. 8 years old or younger C. 9 or 10 years old D. 11 or 12 years old E. 13 or 14 years old F. 15 or 16 years old G. 17 years old or older 3. During the past 30 days, on how many days did you have at least one drink of alcohol? A. 0 days B. 1 or 2 days C. 3 to 5 days D. 6 to 9 days E. 10 to 19 days F. 20 to 29 days G. All 30 days 4. During the past 30 days, how many times did you ride in a car or other vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol? A. 0 times B. 1 time C. 2 or 3 times D. 4 or 5 times E. 6 or more times

4 5. During the past 30 days, how many times did you drive a car or other vehicle when you had been drinking alcohol? A. 0 times B. 1 time C. 2 or 3 times D. 4 or 5 times E. 6 or more times 6. If a friend has been drinking and is going to drive I would A. still ride in a motor vehicle with him/her B. ride with my friend unless he/she was really drunk C. not ride in a motor vehicle with him/her D. take the keys from him/her 7. If a friend has been drinking and is going to I would A. not stop him/her from driving B. let him/her drive unless he/she was really drunk C. take away his/her keys D. arrange for a friend to drive him/her home or get him/her to stay over 8. How dangerous is it to drink and drive? A. Not at all dangerous B. A little bit dangerous C. Somewhat dangerous D. Not at all dangerous Retrospective Post Test Questions: 9. Did the program affect your attitude toward drinking and driving A. Yes B. No After seeing the program, are you more or less likely to: 10. Ride with a friend who has been drinking? 11. Drive after drinking?

5 12. Try to stop a friend from driving who has been drinking? 13. I think my friends who saw the program will be less likely to drive while intoxicated. 14. The program has further convinced me not to drink and drive. 15. I had not really talked with my friends about their decisions to drink and drive before the program. 16. It is more likely that I will talk with my friends about drinking and driving as a result of the program. Scoring: These items generate descriptive data only. Results should be reported as response frequencies for individual items.