Elisabeth R Jacob, Christine Duffield, Alycia M Jacob
Validation of data using RASCH analysis in a tool measuring changes in critical thinking in nursing students
Nurse education today
present study aims investigate effects childhood negative life events nles alcohol expectancies aes early adolescence cumulative risk latent class approaches data obtained prospective cohort 945 sixth graders age 1112 ascertained 17 elementary schools northern taiwan response rate 610 wt subsequent assessments conducted eighth grade n 775 followup rate fr 826 wt information concerning sociodemographics 14 nles alcoholrelated experience fourdomain aes collected selfadministered questionnaires childhood followup latent class multivariate analyses used evaluate association estimates nearly one half children experienced least one nle sixth grade onetenth experiencing four nles three latent classes nles identified lesser experience 681 wt stressed relationship 276 wt family instability 43 wt observed nleassociated increase aes relatively stronger cumulative approach children experiencing four nles wt 127 95 ci 027227 stressed relationship nle class appeared develop greater aes wt 086 95 ci 030142 moreover nleassociated increase especially salient ae domains regarding global positive transformation promoting relaxation tension reduction results provide insight experiences multiple stressed relationship negative life events arising family context childhood may shape endorsed alcohol expectancies adolescence implied effects may uniformly operate across ae domain