J Korean Acad Nurs.  2008 Apr;38(2):344-352. 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.2.344.

The Reliability and Validity of a Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire-Revised (DRSEQ-R) in Korean College Students

• Tak YR
• An JY
• Woo HY

• KMID: 820087
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4040/jkan.2008.38.2.344

Abstract

PURPOSE: This study was to test the reliability and validity of a Drinking Refusal Self-Efficacy Questionnaire-Revised (DRSEQ-R) in Korean college students. METHODS: The DRSEQ-R was designed to assess an individual's belief in their ability to refuse drinking alcohol by Oei et al. (2005) and consisted of three factors (social pressure, opportunity, and emotional relief). A methodological study design with an exploratory factor analysis for validity and correlation coefficients for reliability was used. DRSEQ-R was translated into Korean and a translation equivalency was obtained. DRSEQ-R was tested with a sample of 201 college students in Korea. The subjects consisted of 106 males and 95 females. Principal component factor analysis was used for construct validity and Cronbach's alpha was used to evaluate for internal consistency of the instrument. RESULTS: The factor analysis showed three factors explaining 66.3% of total variance and the corresponding factors were emotional relief (48.01%), drinking contextual opportunity (11.18%), and social pressure (7.14%). The internal consistency was acceptable (Cronbach's alpha=.937). All three factors of DRSEQ-R negatively correlated with alcohol dependency and a heavy drinker showed a lower DRSEQ-R than a moderate drinker. CONCLUSION: Based on the findings, DRSEQ-R is a reliable and valid instrument to measure for drinking refusal self-efficacy in Korean college students.

Keyword

Alcohol drinking; Self-efficacy; Reliability; Validity

MeSH Terms

Alcohol Drinking/*prevention & control
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Male
*Questionnaires
Reproducibility of Results
*Self Efficacy
Social Behavior
Students/*psychology
Translating
Universities
Young Adult

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