Psychometric properties and factor structure of an Ecuadorian version of the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) in college students

BackgroundThe Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) is the gold standard in assessing harmful alcohol intake, which is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality.ObjectiveThe goal of this study is to evaluate the psychometric properties and factor structure of an Ecuadorian adaptation of a Spanish translation of the AUDIT in a large sample of college students in Ecuador.MethodsA total of 7905 students, including 46.26% males, and 53.75% females, from 11 universities in Ecuador, were surveyed. The questionnaire was tested for two- and three-factor structures, reliability, and correlations with other health related measures.ResultsThe Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test for sampling adequacy was satisfactory (.0885), and Bartlett´s test for sphericity was significant (p ConclusionThe Ecuadorian adaptation of the Spanish version of the AUDIT has good reliability, and internal consistency and correlates with other health related measures, proving to be a reliable tool that can be used by researchers and clinicians to screen hazardous alcohol intake in college students.背景 酒精使用障碍识别测试（Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test，AUDIT）是评估有害酒精摄入的金标准，此类摄入可造成大量疾病发病与死亡负担。 研究目的 本研究旨在以厄瓜多尔大学生大样本为研究对象，评估西班牙语版AUDIT的厄瓜多尔本土化改编版本的心理测量学特性与因子结构。 研究方法 本研究共招募厄瓜多尔11所高校的7905名大学生参与调查，其中男性占比46.26%，女性占比53.75%。研究对该问卷的双因子、三因子结构、信度以及与其他健康相关测评量表的相关性进行了检验。 研究结果 凯泽-迈耶-奥尔金检验（Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin, KMO）抽样充足性检验结果令人满意（值为0.0885），巴特利特球形检验结果具有统计学显著性（p 研究结论 西班牙语版AUDIT的厄瓜多尔本土化改编版具备良好的信度与内部一致性，且与其他健康相关测评量表存在显著相关性，可作为研究人员与临床工作者筛查大学生有害酒精摄入的可靠工具。