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Supplementary information files for "The Loughborough alcohol drinking questionnaire (LoAD-Q) for assessment of emotional, external, and restrained drinking behaviour" Thom Wilcockson (6089375) Kim-Marie Gehrke (24445064) Biochemistry and cell biology Biomedical and clinical sciences Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences Psychology Epidemiology Substance abuse Alcohol Alcoholism DEBQ Questionaire Additive behaviours <p dir="ltr">Supplementary files for article "The Loughborough alcohol drinking questionnaire (LoAD-Q) for assessment of emotional, external, and restrained drinking behaviour"<br><br>Researching alcohol-related addictive behaviours typically utilises questionnaires which measure an individual’s level of alcohol use. However, these questionnaires typically either rely on a participant reporting the amount of alcohol they drink in units or a measure of disorderly drinking behaviour. Such measures do not necessarily capture the essence of drinking behaviours in the general population. This study aimed to validate a new alcohol drinking questionnaire and evaluate its internal consistency, factor structure, and test-retest reliability. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a 3-component structure, with the dimensions of emotional, external, and restrained drinking emerging as the primary constructs. Cronbach’s alpha values indicated good to excellent internal consistency ranging from α= .76 to α= .97 across its subscales. Test-retest reliability was high, with Pearson’s coefficients showing significant correlations between all test-retest items (p < .001). These findings suggest that the new questionnaire may be a reliable and valid instrument for measuring drinking behaviours. The questionnaire may offer a novel framework for categorising drinking behaviours and has the potential to inform interventions aimed at reducing harmful alcohol use.<br><br>© The Author(s), CC BY 4.0</p> 2026-09-30T12:16:02Z Dataset Dataset 10.17028/rd.lboro.34032141.v1 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/Supplementary_information_files_for_The_Loughborough_alcohol_drinking_questionnaire_LoAD-Q_for_assessment_of_emotional_external_and_restrained_drinking_behaviour_/34032141 CC BY 4.0