Abstract
Validity of adolescent self-report of alcohol and drug use and consequential effects and problems is examined. Validity is discussed in terms of its importance in research and clinical work. Also, results from a recent study are presented that focus on self-report temporal stability and response bias tendencies as evidence of validity of self-report. Study results indicate that the great majority of drug clinic and school teenagers gave temporally consistent reports of substance involvement and that only a small proportion of drug clinic and school subjects presented extreme response bias tendencies. [Translations are provided in the International Abstracts section of this issue.]
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1379-1395 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Substance Use and Misuse |
Volume | 25 |
Issue number | S11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1990 |
Externally published | Yes |
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