Transcultural comparison of symptom rating test (srt) in women coping with an addiction problem in the family
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| contents | Transcultural comparison of symptom rating test (srt) in women coping with an addiction problem in the family Jazmín Mora Ríos Guillermina Natera Medicina women Addictions symptom rating test factorial validity transcultural validity The purpose of this study was to test the factorial validity of theSymptom Rating Test (SRT) on women (mothers and wives ofalcohol and drug users) coping with alcohol and drug use in aclose relative (n=155). The purpose was to develop a commonmodel of symptoms that would serve as the basis for establishingcomparative analyses based on variables such as type of relationshipwith the drug user and country.This article is part of a broader transcultural study on familyand addictions, carried out simultaneously in Mexico City andSoutheast England. The overall sample in the two countries consistedof 200 families from both countries. The original methodologyhas been broadly described in previous studies. Half thesample came from specialized drug treatment centers, while theother half was drawn from the community population.The criteria for inclusion were as follows: a) Alcohol and/ordrug use of a son, daughter or spouse during the six months priorto the interviews; b) Display of concern over active alcohol and/or drug consumption of close relative (of either sex).Evidence was found of the validity and consistence of thesymptom rating test, which included thirteen items (alpha = .93)and consists of two sub-scales of physical and psychological symptoms(X² = 64.6 64 gl, p= 0.053). Variance analysis showed onemain effect for the sub-scale of physical symptoms: Mexicanwomen were more likely to somatize an addiction problem thanEnglish women (F=4.930. gl1/155, p <.05) and the interactionbetween the type of relationship and the country was also significant(F=6.327, gl1/155, p <.05).On the basis of the above, the implications of this study forfuture research are to increase the evidence of the factorial structureon the 13-item symptom scale in which different socioculturalgroups are considered, for instance, to explore how themale relatives of drug users express their symptoms. On the otherhand, it is very important to consider the differences about typeof drug and trajectory of use, between the rural and urban population,in order to identify the communalities and differencesregarding symptoms and their meanings. This can be achieved byusing complementary qualitative methodologies, in order to havemore sensitive measurements and to establish standards oftranscultural comparison that will enable to promote comparativestudies. 2006 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58229610 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.6 Vol.29 |
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| spellingShingle | Transcultural comparison of symptom rating test (srt) in women coping with an addiction problem in the family Jazmín Mora Ríos Medicina women Addictions symptom rating test factorial validity transcultural validity Transcultural comparison of symptom rating test (srt) in women coping with an addiction problem in the family Jazmín Mora Ríos Guillermina Natera Medicina women Addictions symptom rating test factorial validity transcultural validity The purpose of this study was to test the factorial validity of theSymptom Rating Test (SRT) on women (mothers and wives ofalcohol and drug users) coping with alcohol and drug use in aclose relative (n=155). The purpose was to develop a commonmodel of symptoms that would serve as the basis for establishingcomparative analyses based on variables such as type of relationshipwith the drug user and country.This article is part of a broader transcultural study on familyand addictions, carried out simultaneously in Mexico City andSoutheast England. The overall sample in the two countries consistedof 200 families from both countries. The original methodologyhas been broadly described in previous studies. Half thesample came from specialized drug treatment centers, while theother half was drawn from the community population.The criteria for inclusion were as follows: a) Alcohol and/ordrug use of a son, daughter or spouse during the six months priorto the interviews; b) Display of concern over active alcohol and/or drug consumption of close relative (of either sex).Evidence was found of the validity and consistence of thesymptom rating test, which included thirteen items (alpha = .93)and consists of two sub-scales of physical and psychological symptoms(X² = 64.6 64 gl, p= 0.053). Variance analysis showed onemain effect for the sub-scale of physical symptoms: Mexicanwomen were more likely to somatize an addiction problem thanEnglish women (F=4.930. gl1/155, p <.05) and the interactionbetween the type of relationship and the country was also significant(F=6.327, gl1/155, p <.05).On the basis of the above, the implications of this study forfuture research are to increase the evidence of the factorial structureon the 13-item symptom scale in which different socioculturalgroups are considered, for instance, to explore how themale relatives of drug users express their symptoms. On the otherhand, it is very important to consider the differences about typeof drug and trajectory of use, between the rural and urban population,in order to identify the communalities and differencesregarding symptoms and their meanings. This can be achieved byusing complementary qualitative methodologies, in order to havemore sensitive measurements and to establish standards oftranscultural comparison that will enable to promote comparativestudies. 2006 artículo científico 0185-3325 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58229610 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=582 Salud Mental application/pdf Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz Salud Mental (México) Num.6 Vol.29 |
| title | Transcultural comparison of symptom rating test (srt) in women coping with an addiction problem in the family |
| topic | Medicina women Addictions symptom rating test factorial validity transcultural validity |
| url | https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=58229610 |