Evolution of the SASSI

Title: Evolution of the SASSI
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Evolution of the SASSI

The emergence, psychometric soundness, and continued development of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI), (Miller, 1985, 1994, & 1997) is reviewed from its original version through it current, third revision. The SASSI is a screening tool designed to detect chemical dependency in individuals, regardless of attempts to conceal, minimize or deny substance use involvement. The SASSI’s nine subscales are based on clusters of items that were empirically derived and validated through an extensive period of testing and …showed first 75 words of 10097 total…

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…showed last 75 words of 10097 total…way to make the best impression possible. You especially wish to conceal any problems you may have had with alcohol or drug abuse. However, you know that the test interpreter will be looking for overly obvious efforts at “faking good”. Consequently, try to complete the items to both make a favorable impression and conceal the fact that you are not being perfectly straight-forward in your answers. (Miller, 1985, p. 3-12). Of the 386 items administered, 76 significantly differentiated (p

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