Fakeability of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment with a Substance Abuse Population

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Main Author:	Brigham, Gregory S.
Language:	English
Published:	The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 1996
Subjects:	Education
Online Access:	http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392903063

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spelling	ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu13929030632021-08-03T06:22:23Z Fakeability of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment with a Substance Abuse Population Brigham, Gregory S. Education The Stages of Change Model developed by Prochaska, Norcross and DiClemente provides a promising approach to enhancing the effectiveness of a wide range of interventions for helping individuals with problems. The University of Rhode Island Change Assessment (URIC A) has been used to explore and describe groups of individuals, in a stage of change context, with a wide range of problem behaviors. Although the URICA has repeatedly been found to have sound psychometric properties, no evaluation of the effect of intentional faking response bias on the URICA has been reported to date.It was the purpose of this study to measure the effect of intentional faking on URICA test scores in a population of individuals seeking chemical dependency treatment. The major research questions were; 1) To what extent are subjects able to fake on each of the URICA subscales? 2) What is the profile or template of the typical fake response? and 3) What are the implications of faking on the URICA for research and application of the Stages of Change Model in the field of chemical dependency treatment?One hundred fifty (n=150) subjects were randomly assigned to one of three conditions. Subjects were instructed to either fake bad, fake good, or respond honestly, depending on the group to which they were assigned. The study found that type of instruction had a significant effect on all of the subscale scores when the three groups were compared. Individuals in the fake bad condition were able to manipulate scores on each of the four subscales in the predicted direction. No significant differences were found between the fake good and control group scores. Recommendations are made for further research and the use of caution when administering the URICA to populations where malingering may be a problem. 1996 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392903063 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1392903063 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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Fakeability of the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment with a Substance Abuse Population

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