The adverse effects of alcohol on the developing human represent a spectrum of structural disabilities,most accurately termed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder(FASD).Patients at the severe end of spectrum(with complete phenotype) have been defined as having the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome.In China there are increasingly more female people who drink alcohol,which results in a higher potential risk of FASD.Screening and diagnosing FASD among children and adults presented Chinese physicians and researchers with a big challenge.Introducing the screening instruments and diagnostic criteria developed by western countries would contribute to the study of FASD in China.

Objective:To develop a Subject Interest Inventory (SII) for senior high school students.Methods:The SII was structured by incorporating rational-theoretical and empirical techniques. The item functionality, scale reliability and validity were established.Results:Final version was a 90-item scale measuring student's 9 subject interests. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability were acceptable. The structure of SII was confirmed by intercorrelations among the subscales and by exploratory factor analysis. Evidence of concurrent validity was supported by: (a) the correlations between the interests and the scholastic achievements; (b) the gender differences in subject interest and in the correlations between the interests and the achievements; and (c) the different interests scores between the art students and the science students.Conclusion: These results suggest that the structure of SII is acceptable, and that its reliability and validity indexes are sound.