Table 1.

Factor Loadings for Strategy Questionnaire

Strategy Questionnaire item	Selective Avoidance	Strategies While Drinking	Alternatives
17. Choose not to participate in drinking games when given the opportunity	0.72	−0.11	0.02
18. Refusing drinks	0.67	0.03	0.08
23. Choose not to “pre-game” or “pre-bar”	0.58	−0.05	0.09
21. Choose not to do shots when available	0.55	0.13	−0.01
22. Choose not to funnel, shotgun beers, or do keg stands when those activities are available	0.54	0.29	−0.09
1. Choose to avoid situations where heavy drinking is likely	0.49	−0.03	−0.001
16. Alternating alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages when you are drinking	0.42	0.19	0.02
14. Eating before and while you are drinking	0.05	0.67	−0.02
12. Drinking slowly	0.05	0.60	0.16
19. Being aware of internal body sensations that indicate you are getting intoxicated	0.01	0.59	0.13
9. Limiting cash before going out to drink	−0.04	0.59	−0.24
20. Drinking beer with a lower alcohol content (light beer) instead of stronger alcoholic beverages	−0.16	0.58	0.03
26. Engage in activities while drinking to space out drinks (i.e. dancing, playing pool, darts)	−0.11	0.56	0.23
11. Keeping track of how many drinks you have	0.07	0.50	0.06
13. Spacing drinks over time	0.21	0.50	0.04
27. Limit drinking to certain days of the week	0.17	0.47	−0.02
10. Avoiding carrying credit cards or ATM cards when going out to drink	0.01	0.47	−0.13
2. Choose to participate in enjoyable activities that do not include alcohol consumption	0.01	−0.01	0.64
4. Practicing ways to be more comfortable in social settings without using alcohol	0.04	0.09	0.64
3. Finding other ways besides drinking to reduce stress	−0.01	0.03	0.63
5. Being prepared with effective coping strategies in situations where you think heavy drinking is likely	0.13	0.07	0.57

Note: n = 247, includes baseline data for all participants reporting alcohol use in the previous two weeks that fully completed the Strategy Questionnaire. Boldface and italic type indicate the highest factor loadings for each item.