Table 1.

Comparison of Emotional and Behavioral Problems of the Three Subsamples at Time 2 in 1997

	Abstainers (0)		Social drinkers (1)		Heavy and Problem drinkers (2)		F
	Total (N = 198)		Total (N = 363)		Total (N = 32)		Groups	Post-hoc
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	(df = 2)	Scheffé Test
Social Withdrawn	2.96	2.39	2.60	2.22	3.93	2.77	7.25**	2 > 1
Somatic Complaints	2.28	2.14	2.63	2.35	4.21	2.82	12.20***	2 > 0, 1
Anxious/Depressed	5.19	4.21	5.11	4.35	8.31	5.45	8.10***	2 > 0, 1
Social Problems	2.01	2.10	1.38	1.69	2.14	2.70	8.29***	0 > 1
Thought Problems	1.86	1.83	1.97	1.92	3.81	2.51	15.31***	2 > 0, 1
Attention Problems	3.57	2.57	3.65	2.49	6.24	4.12	15.31***	2 > 0, 1
Aggressive Behavior	5.77	3.90	6.91	4.14	10.18	4.52	22.58***	2 > 1 > 0
Delinquent Behavior	2.41	1.85	3.68	2.25	6.42	2.46	61.42***	2 > 1 > 0
Internalizing	10.07	7.10	9.92	7.32	15.72	8.93	9.51***	2 > 0, 1
Externalizing	8.18	5.21	10.59	5.64	16.60	5.85	43.21***	2 > 1 > 0
Total Score	29.91	17.01	32.36	17.26	51.75	21.72	23.10***	2 > 0, 1

*p < .05 **p < .01 ***p < .001