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Commitment to Not Use Drugs

Scale/Subscale Name: Commitment to Not Use Drugs Instrument: Commitment to Not Use Drugs Source: Tanglewood Research Evaluation, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Developers: Dr. Bill Hansen Tanglewood Research Inc. 701 Albert Pick Road Greensboro, NC 27409 336-662-0090 www.tanglewood.net Year: 1996 Target Audience(s): Students between the ages of 11 and 18 years; White, AfricanAmerican, Hispanic Language other than English available: Spanish Type: Attitudes Data collected: Quantitative Data collection format: Self-report Pre/post Reading Level: Flesch-Kincaid grade level: 4.3 Existence of test/technical manuals, user guides, supplemental materials: Scale and summary information available online at: https://preventionplatform.samhsa.gov/macro/csap/mir_search_create/redesign/measur es/detail.cfm?MeasureID=74077744-769d-40e1-8469a4e7455796e3&Category=&Row=&CategoryID=&CFID=92315&CFTOKEN=77153435 Level of training necessary for administration/scoring/interpretation: None Widespread Use/Professional Endorsements: Listed by the US Department of Health and Human Services Center for Substance Abuse and Prevention as part of their core measures initiative. Cost of Use: No costs associated with the use of this instrument. Description: This 8-item scale assesses the respondent's commitment to not use alcohol, tobacco, or other drugs.

Psychometrics: Information on reliability and validity are provided below. If information on a particular psychometric was not found, it is indicated as no information provided. It should be noted that this is not necessarily an indication of a lack of reliability or validity within a particular scale/instrument, but rather a lack of rigorous testing, for various reasons, by the developers or other researchers. Reliability: A correlation of at least .80 is suggested for at least one type of reliability as evidence; however, standards range from .5 to .9 depending on the intended use and context for the instrument. Internal Consistency: No information provided Inter-rater reliability: No information provided Test-Retest: .84 Validity: The extent to which a measure captures what it is intended to measure. Content/Face Validity: No information provided Criterion Validity: No information provided Construct Validity: No information provided

Construct: Substance Abuse Commitment to Not Use Scale Name: Commitment to Not Use Drugs Developers: Dr. Bill Hansen, Tanglewood Research Inc. Rating Scale: Strongly Agree =4 Agree =3 Disagree=2 Strongly Disagree=1 Items: 1. I have made a final decision to stay away from marijuana. 2. I have decided that I will smoke cigarettes. (R) 3. If I had the chance and knew I would not be caught, I would get drunk. (R) 4. I plan to get drunk sometime in the next year. (R) 5. I have made a promise to myself that I will not drink alcohol. 6. I have told at least one person that I do not intend to smoke. 7. It is clear to my friends that I am committed to living a drug-free life. 8. I have signed my name to a pledge saying that I will not use marijuana or drugs.

Scoring: Reverse scoring (4=strongly disagree to 1=strongly agree) for items indicated with a (R). Sum all item ratings together. Higher scores indicate greater commitment to not use drugs.

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