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X. Evaluation Tools & Measures

N. Instruments for Risk and Protective Factors

A free copy of the Communities That Care Youth Survey that measures risk and protective factors is available from SAMHSA's Prevention Platform.

Measures for Key Risk Factors

(The following table is adapted from Guide to Risk Factor and Outcome Instruments for Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Program Evaluations (B1), draft version 03/03/98, a CSAP publication.)

Risk/Protective Factor Name

Instrument Name

You can obtain the instrument from:

Attachment to School

 

Measure 1: National Youth Survey (NYS)

Delbert S. Elliott, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Campus Box 483, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303) 492-1266

 

Measure 2: What About You (WAY)

Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530

 

Measure 3: Self-reported grades

N/A

Peer Influence

 

Measure 4: American Drug and Alcohol Survey (ADAS)

RMBSI, Inc., 419 Canyon Ave., Ste. 316, P.O. Box 1066, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Phone: (800) 447-6354

 

Measure 5: What About You (WAY), forms C & E

Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530

 

Measure 6: Survey of Youth

Ronald L. Akers, Ph.D., Dept. of Sociology, P.O. Box 115950, University of Florida, Gainseville, FL 32611-5950. Phone: (904) 392-1025

 

Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")

Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone:  877-896-8532

Conduct Problems

 

Measure 8: Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) & Teacher’s Report Form (TRF)

Child Behavior Checklist, 1S. Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401-3456. Phone: (802) 656-8313; Fax: (802) 656-2602

 

Measure 9: Conners’ Rating Scales

Multi-Health Systems, 908 Niagra Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, NY 14120-2060. Phone: (800) 456-3003; Fax: (416) 424-1736

 

Measure 10: Youth in Transition Survey (YIT)

Jerald G. Bachman, Ph.D., Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: (313) 763-5043

 

Measure 11: Rutter Child Scale, Form B

Michael Rutter, FRS, MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, University of London Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom

 

Measure 12: Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (RBPC) - PAR Edition

Psychological Assessment Resources, P.O. Box 998, Odessa, FL 33556. Phone: (800) 383-6595; Fax: (800) 727-9329

 

Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")

Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone:  877-896-8532

Impulsivity/Low Self Control

 

Measure 14: I7

Hodder and Stoughton, Test Dept., 338 Euston Rd., London NW13-H, United Kingdom. Phone: (0171) 873-6000, Fax: (0171) 873-6299

 

Measure 15: Junior I6

Sybil B.G. Eysenck, Dept. of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom

 

Measure 16: Functional and Dysfunctional Impulsivity Scale

Scott J. Dickman, Dept. of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712

 

Measure 17: Self-Control Rating Scale

Phillip C. Kendall, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122

 

Measure 18: Teacher’s Self-Control Rating Scale

Laura Lynn Humphrey, Ph.D., Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792

Belief in Conventional Social Rules

 

Measure 19: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E

Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530

 

Measure 20: RTI Panel Study Survey

Research Triangle Institute, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

 

Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")

Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone:  877-896-8532

Attitudes Favoring Substance Abuse

 

Measure 22: Drug Attitudes Scale

Michael Stephen Goodstadt, Addiction Research Foundation, 33 Russell St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1, Canada

 

Measure 23: Survey of Youth

Ronald L. Akers, University of Florida, Dept. of Sociology, P.O. Box 115950, Gainesville, FL 32611-5950. Phone: (904) 392-1025

 

Measure 24: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E

Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530

Social Competency and Peer Rejection

 

Measure 25: Peer Rejection

N/A

 

Measure 26: Social Skills Rating System (SSRS)

American Guidance Service, Publishers’ Building, Circle Pines, NM 55014. Phone: (800) 328-2560

 

Measure 27: Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment—Elementary Version (K–6)

Singular Publishing Company, 4284 41st St., San Diego, CA 92105. Phone: (800) 521-8545

 

Measure 28: Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment—Adolescent Version

Singular Publishing Company, 4284 41st St., San Diego, CA 92105. Phone: (800) 521-8545

Substance Use in the Family

 

Measure 29: Various items or sets of items measuring family history of substance abuse

N/A

 

Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")

Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone:  877-896-8532

Parental Attitudes Favorable to Substance Use

 

Measure 31: Various items or scales measuring parental attitudes favorable toward substance abuse

N/A

Family Processes

 

Measure 32: Family Environment Scale (FES), Form R

Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., 3803 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. Phone: (800) 624-1765

 

Measure 33: Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS)

Murray A. Straus, Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824. Phone: (603) 862-1888

 

Measure 34: O’Leary Porter Scale (OPS)

K. Daniel O’Leary or Beatrice Porter, Dept. of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794. Phone: (516) 632-7850

 

Measure 35: Conflict Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ)

Ronald J. Prinz, Dept. of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Phone: (803) 777-4137

 

Measure 36: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E

Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530

 

Measure 37: Family Instrument

N/A

 

Measure 38: The Oregon Youth Study

The Mother Report Discipline scale can be obtained by contacting Oregon Social Learning Center, 207 E. 54th Ave., Ste. 202, Eugene, OR 97401. Phone: (541) 485-2711.

 

Measure 39: Parenting Scale

Send a self-addressed envelope, stamped envelope to Susan G. O’Leary, Dept. of Psychology, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, NY 11794-2500. Phone: (516) 632-7833.

 

Measure 40: McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD)

N/A

 

Measure 41: Children’s Report on Parent Behavior (CRPBI B 30)

Edward and Shirin Schludermann, Dept. of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2. Phone: (204) 474-9617.

 

Measure 42: Family Environment Scale (FES), Form R

Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., 3803 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. Phone: (800) 624-1765.

 

Measure 43: Family Instrument

N/A

 

Measure 44: Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales B II (FACES II)

The FACES II instrument may be obtained by calling (602) 625-7250 or writing Family Inventory Project (FIP), Family Social Science, University of Minnesota, 290 McNeal Hall, St. Paul, MN 55108. A publication containing abstracts of over 600 studies completed using the FACES instruments is also available.

 

Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")

Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone:  877-896-8532

 

Measure 46: National Youth Survey (NYS)

Delbert S. Elliott, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Campus Box 483, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303) 492-1266

 

Measure 47: Monitoring the Future (MTF)

Dr. Lloyd D. Johnston, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: (313) 763-5043

 

Measure 48: American Drug and Alcohol Survey (ADAS)

RMBSI, Inc., 419 Canyon Ave., Ste. 316, P.O. Box 1066, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Phone: (800) 447-6354

 

Measure 49: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E

Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530

Delinquent or Criminal Behavior

 

Measure 50: National Youth Survey (NYS)

Delbert S. Elliott, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Campus Box 483, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303) 492-1266

 

Measure 51: Monitoring the Future (MTF)

Dr. Lloyd D. Johnston, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: (313) 763-5043

 

Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")

Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone:  877-896-8532

Sexual Activity

 

Measure 53: Scale of AIDS risk (SAR)

N/A

 

Measure 54: Life Events Questionnaire (LEQ)

Michael D. Newcomb, 722 Kensington Rd., Santa Monica, CA 90405-2420. Phone: (310) 825-5735

 

Measure 55: Sexual Risk

N/A

Withdrawal from School

 

Measure 56: School records of truancy and dropout

N/A

 

Measure 57: Self-report items measuring dropout and truancy from school

N/A

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