Document Type
Article - post-print
Publication Date
3-2005
Abstract
As part of a larger intervention study, the authors hypothesized that change rulers created for alcohol and safer sex would be equivalent to longer questionnaires. Ninety-six male college students completed rulers and questionnaires for assessing behavior change readiness. Participants' scores on the rulers significantly correlated with their scores on the questionnaires (r = .77 for alcohol; r = .77 for safer sex). In both domains, the rulers outperformed the questionnaires in predicting behavioral intentions, suggesting that the rulers had at least comparable concurrent criterion validity. This finding is the first of its kind in the safe sex literature and suggests that quick assessments of readiness to change are possible. Because the rulers are a continuous measure, the results are consistent with the idea that the change process is continuous rather than a series of discrete stages.
Citation / Publisher Attribution
LaBrie, J. W., Quinlan, T., Schiffman, J. E., & Earleywine, M. E. (2005). Performance of Alcohol and Safer Sex Change Rulers Compared With Readiness to Change Questionnaires. Psychology Of Addictive Behaviors, 19(1), 112-115. doi:10.1037/0893-164X.19.1.112
Publisher Statement
This is an author-manuscript of an article accepted for publication in Psychology of Addictive Behaviors following peer review. The version of record is available online at: doi:10.1037/0893-164X.19.1.112
