Frontiers in Psychiatry (Dec 2021)

Validation and Factor Analysis of the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) in the Chinese Population

  • Hongxuan Wang,
  • Lihuan Lan,
  • Xiaochang Lan,
  • Peiyun Chen,
  • Gaoxin Liu,
  • Xiaoming Rong,
  • Lei Liu,
  • Chuan-Yi Kang,
  • Jianzhong Yang,
  • Yan-Zhong Guan,
  • Xiao-Feng Zhu,
  • Jian Hu,
  • Mei Yang,
  • Dong Zheng,
  • Ying Peng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.770860
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12

Abstract

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Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS) was established and introduced to measure the craving for alcohol and the severity of alcohol dependence. However, the Chinese version of OCDS is still unavailable and has not been validated in the Chinese population. We tended to translate and validate the OCDS in Chinese. We translated original OCDS into Chinese through bi-direction translations and tested the reliability and validity. We found that Chinese OCDS had high internal consistency and good test-retest reliability. The Chinese OCDS also presented good internal structure to reflect the severity of alcohol dependence. The Chinese OCDS could be used in clinical studies and research among the Chinese population.

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