Adolescent Alcohol Drinking Intention

What it measures

Three stem-completion items assess how likely a teenager is to drink alcohol, consume multiple drinks in a sitting, or drink to the point of intoxication over the coming year. Used with French adolescents and originally administered in French, with English translations presented in the article.

Response format

5-point likelihood scale (1=very unlikely, 5=very likely)

Scale items

• drink any alcohol?
• drink several alcoholic drinks in a row?
• drink enough to get drunk?

Full scale items shown. Always cite the original source when using this scale in research.

Usage notes & scoring

Originally administered in French; the items shown are English translations. The stem 'In the next year, how likely is it that you will:' precedes all three items.

Citation

Russell, C. A., Hamby, A. M., & Russell, D. W. (2018). When a correction contradicts: Counter-messages may increase adolescents' ambivalence in response to drinking-related narratives. Journal of Advertising, 47(4), 395–411.

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