MEJORANDO EL AUTORREPORTE DEL CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL: UN ESTUDIO EXPERIMENTAL SOBRE EL CUESTIONARIO DE IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LOS TRASTORNOS DEBIDOS AL CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL

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  • Paula Victoria Gimenez Institute of Basic, Applied Psychology and Technology (IPSIBAT), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Mar del Plata, Argentina. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-5228
  • Tomás Salomón Institute of Basic, Applied Psychology and Technology (IPSIBAT), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Mar del Plata, Argentina.
  • Raquel Inés Peltzer Institute of Basic, Applied Psychology and Technology (IPSIBAT), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Mar del Plata, Argentina.
  • Mariana Cremonte
  • Karina Conde Institute of Basic, Applied Psychology and Technology (IPSIBAT), National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET), National University of Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Mar del Plata, Argentina.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21134/1067

Palabras clave:

Auto-reporte del consumo de alcohol, consumo perjudicial, tamizaje, Test de Identificación de los Trastornos por Uso de Alcohol, problemas relacionados con el consumo de alcohol

Resumen

de los Trastornos por Uso de Alcohol (AUDIT) podría mejorar su desempeño psicométrico. Método: Se realizó un experimento factorial 2x2 con una muestra no probabilística de la población general argentina (n=1128; M=37,29 años, SD=11,93; 75,9% mujeres cis). Los participantes fueron asignados aleatoriamente a una de cuatro versiones del AUDIT, variando el orden de presentación de los ítems (consumo de alcohol primero vs. problemas relacionados con el alcohol primero) y el orden de las opciones de respuesta ("nunca" a "diariamente/casi diariamente" vs. orden inverso). Resultados: Las versiones que presentaban primero los problemas mostraron mayor fiabilidad. La versión con estos ítems primero y con opciones de respuesta en orden inverso tuvo la mayor consistencia interna (?=0,88). La tendencia a responder afirmativamente a los problemas fue mayor en estas versiones, independientemente del orden de respuesta. Además, los ítems tuvieron mejor desempeño cuando se presentaban primero los problemas. Conclusiones: El orden de las opciones de respuesta parece irrelevante, pero presentar primero los problemas pareciera mejorar el desempeño del AUDIT. Este cambio podría facilitar una adecuada identificación de las personas que necesitan asistencia de los servicios de salud, lo que deberían profundizar futuras investigaciones.

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2026-05-29

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Gimenez, P. V., Salomón, T., Peltzer, R. I., Cremonte, M., & Conde, K. (2026). MEJORANDO EL AUTORREPORTE DEL CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL: UN ESTUDIO EXPERIMENTAL SOBRE EL CUESTIONARIO DE IDENTIFICACIÓN DE LOS TRASTORNOS DEBIDOS AL CONSUMO DE ALCOHOL. Health and Addictions/Salud Y Drogas, 26(1), 35–48. https://doi.org/10.21134/1067

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