The Obsessive Compulsive Cocaine Scale: Assessment of factor structure, reliability, and validity

The present study assessed the factor structure, reliability, test retest, convergent validity, and predictive validity of the Obsessive Compulsive Cocaine Scale (OCCS), a newly developed questionnaire adapted from the Obsessive Compulsive Drinking Scale (OCDS). The questionnaire was administered to 189 cocaine-dependent individuals participating in two medication treatment trials for cocaine dependence. Confirmatory factor analysis of this measure revealed that it primarily assesses two factors, obsessions and compulsions. In addition, the data provided strong support for the internal consistency, test–retest reliability, predictive validity, and convergent validity of this two-factor measure. Overall, the data provide support for the psychometric strength of a modified version of the OCDS specifically designed to assess obsessive and compulsive cocaine use among those with cocaine dependence.

► The psychometric properties of a newly developed questionnaire, OCCS, were examined.
► Measure was administered to 192 cocaine-dependent individuals.
► CFA analyses revealed a two factor solution, obsessions and compulsions.
► Internal consistency, test–retest reliability, convergent validity was strong.