{"doi":"10.31219/osf.io/z3u4b","title":"Assessing self-determined motivations for drinking alcohol via the Comprehensive Relative Autonomy Index for Drinking","abstract":"Introduction: Self-Determination Theory examines human motivation in multiple domains; however, the only existing measure assessing Self-Determination Theory-informed behavioral regulations for drinking focuses on responsible drinker behaviors, rather than drinking per se, which is important given the alignment between Self-Determination Theory and harm reduction approaches to alcohol use. The aim of this study was to test the structural validity of the Self-Determination Theory-informed Comprehensive Relative Autonomy Index for Drinking (CRAI-Drinking) among college students. Methods: Participants included two convenience samples with a total of 630 adult drinkers (Mage=21.5, 55% female, 88% undergraduates). Participants rated drinking behavioral regulations on the 24 original CRAI-Drinking items on a 5-point Likert Scale. Multi-dimensional scaling analyses and factor analyses were used to investigate the underlying autonomy continuum and factor structure of the CRAI-Drinking. Results: In Sample 1 (n=274), multi-dimensional scaling analyses confirmed that CRAI-Drinking item and subscale order aligned with Self-Determination Theory’s autonomy continuum. Confirmatory factor analyses supported a five factor, 19-item model of the CRAI-Drinking with factors for intrinsic, identified, positive introjected, external, and amotivation regulations (Cronbach’s α: 0.68-0.85). In Sample 2 (n=356), a confirmatory factor analysis confirmed that the 19-item model fit was comparable to Sample 1. Discussion: This study provides evidence for the structural validity of CRAI-Drinking scores for assessing Self-Determination Theory-based behavioral regulations for drinking in adults.","journal":"OSF Preprints (OSF Preprints)","year":2022,"id":303386,"datarank":0.10397207708399181,"base_score":0.6931471805599453,"endowment":0.6931471805599453,"self_citation_contribution":0.10397207708399181,"citation_network_contribution":0.0,"self_endowment_contribution":0.10397207708399181,"citer_contribution":0.0,"corpus_percentile":null,"corpus_rank":null,"citation_count":1,"citer_count":0,"citers_with_citation_signal":0,"citers_with_endowment":0,"datacite_reuse_total":0,"is_dataset":false,"is_dataset_confidence":0.9624,"is_data_producer":false,"deposit_databanks":null,"is_oa":true,"file_count":0,"downloads":0,"has_version_chain":false,"published_date":"2022-01-01","fair_score":null,"fair_percentile":null,"algorithm_id":"datarank_citation_only_1hop_v6","ranking_scope":"data_only","authors":[{"id":304796,"name":"Michael A. Russell","orcid":"0000-0002-3956-604X","position":1,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":225311,"name":"David E. Conroy","orcid":"0000-0003-0204-4093","position":2,"is_corresponding":false},{"id":557060,"name":"Jimikaye B. Courtney","orcid":"0000-0002-4609-4984","position":0,"is_corresponding":true}],"reference_count":57,"raw_metadata":{"citation_network_status":"fetched"},"created_at":"2026-07-19T00:32:24.307938Z","pmid":null,"pmcid":null,"fwci":null,"citation_percentile":null,"influential_citations":0,"oa_status":null,"license":null,"views":0,"total_file_size_bytes":0,"version_count":0,"fair_f":null,"fair_a":null,"fair_i":null,"fair_r":null,"fair_zscore":null,"fair_rationale":null,"fair_model":null,"fair_agent_version":null,"fair_fulltext_source":null,"fair_has_llm":null,"fair_computed_at":null,"clinical_trials":[],"software_tools":[],"db_accessions":[],"linked_datasets":[],"topics":[]}