Escala de percepções de universitários sobre os efeitos do álcool: adaptação e validação no Brasil.

The consumption of alcoholic drinks by students of higher education has reached worrying numbers, affecting negatively their engagement and academic achievement. This article aimed to describe the procedures and results of the adaptation and validation of a Scale of University Students' Perceptions on the Effects of Alcohol Consumption in Brazil. The instrument was applied to a sample of 202 Brazilian students. Confirmatory factor analysis showed the existence of two dimensions, in accordance with the original Portuguese version, grouping items of positive and negative perceptions about the effects on the alcohol consumption. There were found high levels of internal consistency of items for each dimension (positive perceptions a=0,80 and negative perceptions a=0,80) and criteria validity indexes, equally promising for using the scale in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]