Author: Katja Borchert, Ph.D. (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Created: January 04, 2013
Last Modified: January 08, 2025 by K. Borchert (katjab@millisecond.com), Millisecond
Script Copyright © Millisecond Software, LLC
This script implements the original Michigan Alcohol Screening Test (MAST) with 25 YES/NO questions* for a self-assessment of social and vocational issues related to heavy drinking as published in Selzer (1971).
Note: The wording for questions 1, 3, 11, 12 was slightly modified for this script
Selzer, M.L. (1971). The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test: The quest for a new diagnostic instrument. Am J Psychiatry, 127, 1653-1658.
2 minutes
Questionnaire with 25 binary yes-no questions.
File Name: mast_summary*.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| inquisit.version | Inquisit version number |
| computer.platform | Device platform: win | mac |ios | android |
| startDate | Date the session was run |
| startTime | Time the session was run |
| subjectId | Participant ID |
| groupId | Group number |
| sessionId | Session number |
| elapsedTime | Session duration in ms |
| completed | 0 = Test was not completed 1 = Test was completed |
| totalScore | Sum of all responses (The higher, the higher the 'alcoholic' response pattern) |
| q1-q25 | Scores for individual items (using the default weights) |
File Name: mast.iqdat
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| date | Date the session was run |
| time | Time the session was run |
| subject | Participant ID |
| group | Group number |
| session | Session number |
| build | Inquisit version number |
| q*_response | Response given (in assigned values) Scale: yes - no the numeric responses are stored in the summary data file, responses can be weighted, see section Editable Parameters) |
| q*_latency | How much time (in ms) the participant spent on the surveyPage with this particular question (the last time this particular surveyPage was visited) |
The procedure can be adjusted by setting the following parameters.
| Name | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|
The (Maximum) Score For The Alcoholic Response Per Question |
||
| q1MaxScore | 2 | |
| q2MaxScore | 2 | |
| q3MaxScore | 1 | |
| q4MaxScore | 2 | |
| q5MaxScore | 1 | |
| q6MaxScore | 2 | |
| q7MaxScore | 0 | |
| q8MaxScore | 2 | |
| q9MaxScore | 5 | |
| q10MaxScore | 1 | |
| q11MaxScore | 2 | |
| q12MaxScore | 2 | |
| q13MaxScore | 2 | |
| q14MaxScore | 2 | |
| q15MaxScore | 2 | |
| q16MaxScore | 2 | |
| q17MaxScore | 1 | |
| q18MaxScore | 2 | |
| q19MaxScore | 2 | |
| q20MaxScore | 5 | |
| q21MaxScore | 5 | |
| q22MaxScore | 2 | |
| q23MaxScore | 2 | |
| q24MaxScore | 2 | |
| q25MaxScore | 2 | |