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.
Risk/Protective Factor Name |
Instrument Name |
You can obtain the instrument from: |
Attachment to School
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Measure 1: National Youth Survey (NYS)
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Delbert S. Elliott, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Campus Box 483, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303) 492-1266
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Measure 2: What About You (WAY)
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Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530
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Measure 3: Self-reported grades
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N/A
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Peer Influence |
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Measure 4: American Drug and Alcohol Survey (ADAS)
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RMBSI, Inc., 419 Canyon Ave., Ste. 316, P.O. Box 1066, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Phone: (800) 447-6354
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Measure 5: What About You (WAY), forms C & E
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Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530
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Measure 6: Survey of Youth
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Ronald L. Akers, Ph.D., Dept. of Sociology, P.O. Box 115950, University of Florida, Gainseville, FL 32611-5950. Phone: (904) 392-1025
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Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")
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Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone: 877-896-8532
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Conduct Problems
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Measure 8: Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) & Teacher’s Report Form (TRF)
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Child Behavior Checklist, 1S. Prospect Street, Burlington, VT 05401-3456. Phone: (802) 656-8313; Fax: (802) 656-2602
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Measure 9: Conners’ Rating Scales
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Multi-Health Systems, 908 Niagra Falls Blvd., North Tonawanda, NY 14120-2060. Phone: (800) 456-3003; Fax: (416) 424-1736
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Measure 10: Youth in Transition Survey (YIT)
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Jerald G. Bachman, Ph.D., Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: (313) 763-5043
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Measure 11: Rutter Child Scale, Form B
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Michael Rutter, FRS, MRC Child Psychiatry Unit, University of London Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Measure 12: Revised Behavior Problem Checklist (RBPC) - PAR Edition
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Psychological Assessment Resources, P.O. Box 998, Odessa, FL 33556. Phone: (800) 383-6595; Fax: (800) 727-9329
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Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")
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Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone: 877-896-8532
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Impulsivity/Low Self Control |
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Measure 14: I7
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Hodder and Stoughton, Test Dept., 338 Euston Rd., London NW13-H, United Kingdom. Phone: (0171) 873-6000, Fax: (0171) 873-6299
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Measure 15: Junior I6
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Sybil B.G. Eysenck, Dept. of Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, DeCrespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom
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Measure 16: Functional and Dysfunctional Impulsivity Scale
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Scott J. Dickman, Dept. of Psychology, University of Texas, Austin, TX 78712
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Measure 17: Self-Control Rating Scale
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Phillip C. Kendall, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychology, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122
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Measure 18: Teacher’s Self-Control Rating Scale
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Laura Lynn Humphrey, Ph.D., Dept. of Pediatrics, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI 53792
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Belief in Conventional Social Rules
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Measure 19: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E
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Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530
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Measure 20: RTI Panel Study Survey
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Research Triangle Institute, P.O. Box 12194, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
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Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")
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Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone: 877-896-8532
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Attitudes Favoring Substance Abuse
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Measure 22: Drug Attitudes Scale
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Michael Stephen Goodstadt, Addiction Research Foundation, 33 Russell St., Toronto, Ontario M5S 2S1, Canada
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Measure 23: Survey of Youth
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Ronald L. Akers, University of Florida, Dept. of Sociology, P.O. Box 115950, Gainesville, FL 32611-5950. Phone: (904) 392-1025
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Measure 24: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E
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Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530
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Social Competency and Peer Rejection |
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Measure 25: Peer Rejection
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N/A
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Measure 26: Social Skills Rating System (SSRS)
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American Guidance Service, Publishers’ Building, Circle Pines, NM 55014. Phone: (800) 328-2560
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Measure 27: Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment—Elementary Version (K–6)
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Singular Publishing Company, 4284 41st St., San Diego, CA 92105. Phone: (800) 521-8545
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Measure 28: Walker-McConnell Scale of Social Competence and School Adjustment—Adolescent Version
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Singular Publishing Company, 4284 41st St., San Diego, CA 92105. Phone: (800) 521-8545
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Substance Use in the Family
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Measure 29: Various items or sets of items measuring family history of substance abuse
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N/A
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Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")
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Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone: 877-896-8532
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Parental Attitudes Favorable to Substance Use
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Measure 31: Various items or scales measuring parental attitudes favorable toward substance abuse
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N/A
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Family Processes
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Measure 32: Family Environment Scale (FES), Form R
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Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., 3803 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. Phone: (800) 624-1765
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Measure 33: Conflict Tactic Scale (CTS)
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Murray A. Straus, Family Research Laboratory, University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH 03824. Phone: (603) 862-1888
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Measure 34: O’Leary Porter Scale (OPS)
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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
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Measure 35: Conflict Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ)
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Ronald J. Prinz, Dept. of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208. Phone: (803) 777-4137
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Measure 36: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E
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Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530
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Measure 37: Family Instrument
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N/A
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Measure 38: The Oregon Youth Study
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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.
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Measure 39: Parenting Scale
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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.
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Measure 40: McMaster Family Assessment Device (FAD)
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N/A
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Measure 41: Children’s Report on Parent Behavior (CRPBI B 30)
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Edward and Shirin Schludermann, Dept. of Psychology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3T 2N2. Phone: (204) 474-9617.
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Measure 42: Family Environment Scale (FES), Form R
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Consulting Psychologists Press, Inc., 3803 E. Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303. Phone: (800) 624-1765.
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Measure 43: Family Instrument
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N/A
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Measure 44: Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales B II (FACES II)
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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.
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Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")
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Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone: 877-896-8532
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Measure 46: National Youth Survey (NYS)
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Delbert S. Elliott, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Campus Box 483, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303) 492-1266
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Measure 47: Monitoring the Future (MTF)
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Dr. Lloyd D. Johnston, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: (313) 763-5043
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Measure 48: American Drug and Alcohol Survey (ADAS)
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RMBSI, Inc., 419 Canyon Ave., Ste. 316, P.O. Box 1066, Fort Collins, CO 80522. Phone: (800) 447-6354
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Measure 49: What About You (WAY), Forms C and E
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Gary D. Gottfredson, Ph.D., Gottfredson Associates, Inc., 3239B Corporate Court, Ellicott City, MD 21042. Phone: (410) 461-5530
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Delinquent or Criminal Behavior
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Measure 50: National Youth Survey (NYS)
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Delbert S. Elliott, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado, Campus Box 483, Boulder, CO 80309. Phone: (303) 492-1266
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Measure 51: Monitoring the Future (MTF)
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Dr. Lloyd D. Johnston, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106. Phone: (313) 763-5043
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Measure 21: Survey of Risk and Protective Factors Associated with Adolescent Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use ("Communities That Care Youth Survey")
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Channing Bete Company, One Community Place, South Deerfield, MA, 01373-0200
Phone: 877-896-8532
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Sexual Activity
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Measure 53: Scale of AIDS risk (SAR)
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N/A
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Measure 54: Life Events Questionnaire (LEQ)
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Michael D. Newcomb, 722 Kensington Rd., Santa Monica, CA 90405-2420. Phone: (310) 825-5735
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Measure 55: Sexual Risk
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N/A
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Withdrawal from School
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Measure 56: School records of truancy and dropout
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N/A
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Measure 57: Self-report items measuring dropout and truancy from school
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N/A
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