Table 6.
Cronbach’s alpha values and Spearman’s correlation coefficient of the DTCQ-8 for other drugs
| DTCQ-8 for other drugs | Total item correlationa r | Alpha if item deleted |
|---|---|---|
| 1. If, for some reason, I was angry | 0.780 | 0.837 |
| 2. If I had trouble sleeping | 0.871 | 0.863 |
| 3. If I remember anything good that happened | 0.675 | 0.818 |
| 4. If I wanted to test whether I can use ______ sometimes without becoming dependent on it | 0.883 | 0.869 |
| 5. If I find any drugs of _______ or see something that I could remember the act of using _______ | 0.551 | 0.815 |
| 6. If someone treats me unjustly or gets in the way of my plans | 0.890 | 0.868 |
| 7. If I was with friends and they insisted on going somewhere for use of _______ | 0.665 | 0.786 |
| 8. If I wanted to celebrate with a friend | 0.877 | 0.876 |
Source: Own compilation. aSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient. Note: Cronbach’s Alpha for the complete instrument was 0.889