recent Penn State study examined the use of two different scales that researchers could use with young adults to ask them how intoxicated they feel after drinking. The top figure shows the new four-anchored scale developed at Penn State that contains words commonly used by young adults, and the bottom figure shows a standard scale used by researchers. The four-anchored sliding scale puts the word "Drunk" in a context between "Tipsy/'Happy'" and "Wasted." The study found that the four-anchored sliding scale was effective in gauging how young adults feel when they have been drinking and predicting the associated negative consequences. Based on these findings, Ashley Linden-Carmichael, assistant research professor at the Edna Bennett Pierce Prevention Research Center, recommends the use of the four-anchored sliding scale. Credit: Penn State">
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