Measures – DN-DABQ and IN-DABQ

Measures

Descriptive Norms Drinking and Abstaining Behaviors Questionnaire (DN-DABQ) 

For the following set of questions you will be asked about your drinking behaviors, and the drinking behaviors of the typical college student at your school, your friends, and your closest friends.

Before answering the following questions, please reflect on the individuals in your life who you would consider your friends and the individuals in your life who you would consider your closest friends.

Typical College Student at Your School Referent

For the first set of questions, please indicate the number of times a typical college student at your school engages in the following drinking behaviors over the course of a typical week.

  1. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school drink alcohol?
  2. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school get drunk?
  3. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school have a hangover after drinking?
  4. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school get drunk on a weeknight?
  5. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school black out from drinking?
  6. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school have sexual relations when drinking?
  7. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school drive after drinking?
  8. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school decide not to drink alcohol in social situations?
  9. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school not drink because of health concerns?
  10. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school not drink alcohol because they believe drinking is morally wrong
  11. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school not drink alcohol out of fear they will lose control?
  12. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school not drink alcohol out of fear of embarrassment?
  13. How many times a week does a typical college student at your school decide not to drink alcohol because drinking would interfere with their abilities to carry out their responsibilities? (i.e. job, school work)

Friends Referent

For the next set of questions, please indicate the number of times your friends engage in the following drinking behaviors over the course of a typical week.

  1. How many times a week do your friends typically drink alcohol?
  2. How many times a week do your friends typically get drunk?
  3. How many times a week do your friends typically have a hangover after drinking?
  4. How many times a week do your friends typically get drunk on a weeknight?
  5. How many times a week do your friends typically black out from drinking?
  6. How many times a week do your friends typically have sexual relations when drinking?
  7. How many times a week do your friends typically drive after drinking?
  8. How many times a week do your friends typically decide not to drink alcohol in social situations?
  9. How many times a week do your friends typically not drink because of health concerns?
  10. How many times a week do your friends typically not drink alcohol because they believe drinking is morally wrong?
  11. How many times a week do your friends typically not drink alcohol out of fear they will lose control?
  12. How many times a week do your friends typically not drink alcohol out of fear of embarrassment?
  13. How many times a week do your friends decide not to drink alcohol because drinking would interfere with their abilities to carry out their responsibilities? (i.e. job, school work)

Closest Friends Referent

For the next set of questions, please indicate the number of times your closest friends engage in the following drinking behaviors over the course of a typical week.

  1. How many times a week do your closest friends typically drink alcohol?
  2. How many times a week do your closest friends typically get drunk?
  3. How many times a week do your closest friends typically have a hangover after drinking?
  4. How many times a week do your closest friends typically get drunk on a weeknight?
  5. How many times a week do your closest friends typically black out from drinking?
  6. How many times a week do your closest friends typically have sexual relations when drinking?
  7. How many times a week do your closest friends drive after drinking?
  8. How many times a week do your closest friends typically decide not to drink alcohol in social situations?
  9. How many times a week do your closest friends typically not drink because of health concerns?
  10. How many times a week do your closest friends typically not drink alcohol because they believe drinking is morally wrong?
  11. How many times a week do your closest friends typically not drink alcohol out of fear they will lose control?
  12. How many times a week do your closest friends typically not drink alcohol out of fear of embarrassment?
  13. How many times a week do your closest friends decide not to drink alcohol because drinking would interfere with their abilities to carry out their responsibilities? (i.e. job, school work)

DN-DABQ Scoring – Drinking Behaviors Subscale:
for each referent group – mean (of 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6)

DN-DABQ Scoring – Reasons for Abstaining from Drinking Subscale:
for each referent group – mean (of 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)

Injunctive Norms Drinking and Abstaining Behaviors Questionnaire (IN-DABQ) 

For the following set of questions you will be asked about the extent to which you approve of various drinking behaviors as well as the extent to which the typical college student at your school, your friends, and your closest friends, approve of various drinking behaviors.

Before answering the following questions, please reflect on the individuals in your life who you would consider your friends and the individuals in your life who you would consider your closest friends.

Typical College Student at Your School Referent

For the first set of questions, please select the answer that best represents how a typical college student at your school feels about these various drinking behaviors.

  1. How does a typical college student at your school feel about drinking occasionally?
  2. How does a typical college student at your school feel about getting drunk?
  3. How does a typical college student at your school feel about having a hangover after drinking?
  4. How does a typical college student at your school feel about getting drunk on a weeknight?
  5. How does a typical college student at your school feel about blacking out from drinking?
  6. How does a typical college student at your school feel about engaging in sexual relations when drinking?
  7. How does a typical college student at your school feel about driving a car after drinking?
  8. How does a typical college student at your school feel about people who decide not to drink alcohol in social situations?
  9. How does a typical college student at your school feel about people who do not drink because of health concerns (i.e. cognitive impairments, liver damage)?
  10. How does a typical college student at your school feel about people who do not
  11. drink because they believe it is morally wrong?
  12. How does a typical college student at your school feel about people who do not drink out of fear they will lose control?
  13. How does a typical college student at your school feel about people who abstain from drinking out of fear of embarrassment?
  14. How does a typical college student at your school feel about people who do not drink because they say it interferes with their carrying out their responsibilities? (i.e. job, school work)

Scale:
1= strongly disapprove
2= mostly disapprove
3= sometimes disapprove
4= neither approve nor disapprove
5= sometimes approve
6= mostly approve
7= strongly approve

Friends Referent

For the next set of questions, please select the answer that best represents how your friends feel about these various drinking behaviors.

  1. How do most of your friends feel about drinking occasionally?
  2. How do most of your friends feel about getting drunk?
  3. How do most of your friends feel about having a hangover after drinking?
  4. How do most of your friends feel about getting drunk on a weeknight?
  5. How do most of your friends feel about blacking out from drinking?
  6. How do most of your friends feel about engaging in sexual relations when drinking?
  7. How do most of your friends feel about driving a car after drinking?
  8. How do most of your friends feel about people who decide not to drink alcohol in social situations?
  9. How do most of your friends feel about people who do not drink because of health concerns (i.e. cognitive impairments, liver damage)?
  10. How do most of your friends feel about people who do not drink because they believe it is morally wrong?
  11. How do most of your friends feel about people who do not drink out of fear they will lose control?
  12. How do most of your friends feel about people who abstain from drinking out of fear of embarrassment?
  13. How do most of your friends feel about people who do not drink because they say it interferes with their carrying out their responsibilities? (i.e. job, school work)

Scale:
1= strongly disapprove
2= mostly disapprove
3= sometimes disapprove
4= neither approve nor disapprove
5= sometimes approve
6= mostly approve
7= strongly approve

Closest Friends Referent

For the next set of questions, please select the answer that best represents how your closest friends feel about these various drinking behaviors.

  1. How do most of your closest friends feel about drinking occasionally?
  2. How do most of your closest friends feel about getting drunk?
  3. How do most of your closest friends feel about having a hangover after drinking?
  4. How do most of your closest friends feel about getting drunk on a weeknight?
  5. How do most of your closest friends feel about blacking out from drinking?
  6. How do most of your closest friends feel about engaging in sexual relations when drinking?
  7. How do most of your closest friends feel about driving a car after drinking?
  8. How do most of your closest friends feel about people who decide not to drink alcohol in social situations?
  9. How do most of your closest friends feel about people who do not drink because of health concerns (i.e. cognitive impairments, liver damage)?
  10. How do most of your closest friends feel about people who do not drink because they believe it is morally wrong?
  11. How do most of your closest friends feel about people who do not drink out of fear they will lose control?
  12. How do most of your closest friends feel about people who abstain from drinking out of fear of embarrassment?
  13. How do most of your closest friends feel about people who do not drink because they say it interferes with their carrying out their responsibilities? (i.e. job, school work)

Scale:
1= strongly disapprove
2= mostly disapprove
3= sometimes disapprove
4= neither approve nor disapprove
5= sometimes approve
6= mostly approve
7= strongly approve

IN-DABQ Scoring – Reasons for Abstaining from Drinking Subscale: 

for each referent group – mean (of 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)

IN-DABQ Scoring – Drinking Behaviors Subscale: 

for each referent group – mean (of 1, 2, 4, 6)

IN-DABQ Scoring – Drinking Consequences Subscale: 

for each referent group – mean (of 3, 4, 5, 7)

Original Source of Scoring for the DN-DABQ and IN-DABQ:

Addressing Inconsistencies in the Social Norms Drinking Literature: Development of the Injunctive Norms Drinking and Abstaining Behaviors Questionnaire, Meisel et al.