The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST): a statistical validation analysis. From: Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling andDevelopment | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Laux, John M.; Newman, Isadore; Brown, Russ | COPYRIGHT 2004 American Counseling Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

This study extends the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST; M. L. Selzer, 1971) literature base by examining 4 issues related to the validity of the MAST scores. Specifically, the authors examine the validity of the MAST scores in light of the presence of impression management, participant demographic variables, and item endorsement infrequency.

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