The Alcohol Expectancy Inventory (AEI) is a questionnaire to asses how an individual expects to feel when intoxicated.
ITEM CODING
The AEI consists of 24 items that are rated on a 7-point Likert scale as follows:
| Never | Very rarely | Rarely | Occasionally | Frequently | Very frequently | Always | |
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
SCALES
The AEI yields 4 primary scales. Description of the scales and item loadings are listed below. Scale scores are calculated as the sum of respective items. No items are reverse scored.
- Scoring has not been confirmed, resources hard to find. This is what we have been using in the past.
| SCALE NAME (ABBR.) | DESCRIPTION | ITEM LOADINGS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive (AEI POS) | 8, 11, 13, 15, 16, 18, 22, 24 | ||
| Negative (AEI NEG) | 2, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 14, 17, 19 | ||
| Aroused (AEI ARO) | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 16 | ||
| Sedate (AEI SED) | 8, 9, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24 |
RESOURCE FILES
REFERENCES
Rather, B. C., Goldman, M.S., Roehrich, L., & Brannick, M. (1992). Empirical Modeling of an Alcohol Expectancy Memory Network Using Multidimensional Scaling. Journal of Abnormal Psychology,101, 174-183.
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