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  • Title: Psychometric assessment of motives for using cocaine in men with substance use disorders.
    Author: Ward LC, Kersh BC, Shanks D.
    Journal: Psychol Rep; 1997 Feb; 80(1):189-90. PubMed ID: 9122325.
    Abstract:
    A 15-item self-report questionnaire from a previous study of social, coping, and enhancement motives for drinking was reworded to assess motives for using cocaine. Data from 121 cocaine users indicated satisfactory reliabilities for the 3 new 5-item scales, and the fit of a 3-factor structure in confirmatory factor analysis was comparable to that of the earlier study of drinking motives. Removal of 4 items substantially improved the fit to the 3-factor model without reducing reliabilities. Some evidence of validity was inferred from a correlation between reported use of cocaine for coping and a measure of general maladjustment.
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