NCJ Number
178151
Journal
Journal of Child & Adolescent Substance Abuse Volume: 8 Issue: 3 Dated: 1999 Pages: 73-87
Date Published
1999
Length
15 pages
Annotation
This article reports on two studies investigating the utility of the Leeds Dependence Questionnaire (LDQ).
Abstract
The LDQ provides a brief evaluation instrument in drug abuse treatment centers, and has the advantage of allowing clients to nominate their main drug of concern. In the first study, 1,203 students enrolled in drug and alcohol courses at a tertiary institution were administered the LDQ along with the AUDIT, other screening measures of risk of alcohol-related problems and a test of psychopathology. The LDQ had good internal consistency and reliability to predict alcohol use even after controlling for other variables and to be best described by a two-factor solution, although a single common factor could be identified. The second study investigated the LDQ with a sample of juvenile delinquents. That study also found good internal consistency and stronger support for a single factorial solution. The LDQ could predict increased frequency of a variety of substances abused by the delinquents. Tables, references