Table 3.
Standardized factor loadings for the hierarchical four-factor TRAC.
| Prompt: For each item, please state how much you have used alcohol to cope in the past month using this scale: Not at all (0); (1); Moderately (2); (3); Very much (4). |
Study 1 (N = 617) |
Study 2 (N=510) |
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| Subscale/Item | 19-item | 18-item | 19-item | 18-item |
| Cluster B | ||||
| 1. When I remember or am reminded of the trauma/stressor. | 0.871 | 0.871 | 0.894 | 0.893 |
| 2. When I feel like the trauma/stressor is happening all over again. | 0.851 | 0.850 | 0.897 | 0.898 |
| 3. When I have physical reactions to a trauma/stressor reminder (e.g., heart racing or slowing, palms sweating, shaking or trembling). | 0.830 | 0.831 | 0.889 | 0.888 |
| 4. When I have emotional reactions to a trauma/stressor reminder. | 0.884 | 0.884 | 0.909 | 0.909 |
| Cluster C | ||||
| 5. When I don’t want to think, feel, or remember the trauma/stressor. | 0.855 | 0.856 | 0.870 | 0.868 |
| 6. When I am around people, activities, or places that remind me of the trauma/stressor. | 0.757 | 0.756 | 0.854 | 0.857 |
| Cluster D | ||||
| 7. When I feel stuck in upsetting emotions (e.g., shame, guilt, anger, fear) about the trauma/stressor. | 0.832 | 0.838 | 0.881 | 0.880 |
| 8. When I blame myself for the trauma/stressor. | 0.831 | 0.837 | 0.848 | 0.851 |
| 9. When I think I am a bad or damaged person. | 0.820 | 0.830 | 0.863 | 0.865 |
| 10. When I think the world is dangerous or other people cannot be trusted. | 0.763 | 0.760 | 0.845 | 0.845 |
| 11. When I think about how the trauma/stressor affected me. | 0.878 | -- | 0.887 | -- |
| 12. When I think about what caused the trauma/stressor. | 0.887 | 0.864 | 0.889 | 0.885 |
| 13. When I want to be intimate or close with someone, emotionally, physically, or sexually. | 0.648 | 0.655 | 0.746 | 0.748 |
| 14. When I feel lonely or disconnected from others. | 0.752 | 0.755 | 0.811 | 0.812 |
| Cluster E | ||||
| 15. When I have trouble concentrating. | 0.762 | 0.762 | 0.868 | 0.869 |
| 16. When I feel irritated or angry. | 0.794 | 0.795 | 0.883 | 0.884 |
| 17. When I have trouble sleeping. | 0.789 | 0.788 | 0.842 | 0.842 |
| 18. When I feel jumpy, on guard, or on edge. | 0.805 | 0.804 | 0.895 | 0.894 |
| 19. When I want to feel a “rush” or a thrill. | 0.522 | 0.522 | 0.730 | 0.731 |
Note. TRAC = Trauma-Related Alcohol use Coping. For more information on the structure and response scale for this measure, please see the Method section of Phase II-Study 1.