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The Bystander Alcohol Likelihood to Intervene (BALI) and Overcoming Bystander Alcohol Barriers to Intervene (OBABI) scales operate equivalently across demographic groups in terms of configural invariance, but do not exhibit metric invariance, indicating differing item endorsement among groups. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

This investigation aims to determine if the measures of bystander intervention operate equivalently across different demographic groups among college students.

February 16, 2026Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Assessing measurement invariance of scales of likelihood and barriers to bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use among college students

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EMErika Montanaro MBMichael J. Brienzo JTJasmine Temple

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This investigation assesses measurement invariance of scales measuring bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use across demographic groups, suggesting areas for further exploration.

Key Points

This investigation aims to determine if the measures of bystander intervention operate equivalently across different demographic groups among college students.
Participants (n = 1190) completed two scales: BALI and OBABI.
Random subsamples were created to ensure equal sizes within demographic groups.
Measurement invariance was tested using a three-step process: configural, metric, and scalar.
Configural invariance was established, indicating constructs operate equitably across groups.
Metric invariance was not established, meaning items are endorsed differently among demographic groups.

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Montanaro et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6992b3b19b75e639e9b086bc https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaag001

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February 16, 2026Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Assessing measurement invariance of scales of likelihood and barriers to bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use among college students

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Authors

EMErika Montanaro MBMichael J. Brienzo JTJasmine Temple

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Overview

This investigation assesses measurement invariance of scales measuring bystander intervention for problematic alcohol use across demographic groups, suggesting areas for further exploration.

Key Points

This investigation aims to determine if the measures of bystander intervention operate equivalently across different demographic groups among college students.
Participants (n = 1190) completed two scales: BALI and OBABI.
Random subsamples were created to ensure equal sizes within demographic groups.
Measurement invariance was tested using a three-step process: configural, metric, and scalar.
Configural invariance was established, indicating constructs operate equitably across groups.
Metric invariance was not established, meaning items are endorsed differently among demographic groups.

Cite This Study

Montanaro et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6992b3b19b75e639e9b086bc https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaag001

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