Difficulties involved with the evaluation of drug abuse prevention programs are numerous. The Tentative Drug Use Scale (TDUS) was designed in response to a number of specific problems associated with obtaining behavioral data. Advantages of this scale over others are discussed. Reliability and validity information are provided.
Get full access to this article
View all access options for this article.
References
1.
HoranJ. J., Outcome difficulties in drug education, Review of Educational Research, 1974, 44: 2, 203–211.
2.
HoranJ. J. and SwisherJ. D., The Pennsylvania State University Drug Education Evaluation Scales Part III B: Personal Drug Use Scale. In AbramsA.GarfieldE. and SwisherJ. D. (Eds.), Accountability in drug education: A model for evaluation, Washington, D.C.: Drug Abuse Council, 1973, pp. 96–97.
3.
OrneM. T., On the social psychology of the psychological experiment: With particular reference to demand characteristics and their implications, American Psychologist, 1962, 17, 776–783.
4.
HoranJ. J.WestcottT. B.VetovichC. and SwisherJ. D., Drug usage: An experimental comparison of three assessment procedures, Psychological Reports, 1974, 35, 211–215.
