TABLE 3.
Factor Loadings for Drinking Values Scale (DVS) Items at College Entry (T1) and End of Freshman Year (T2)
Responsibility |
Personal Choice |
Institutional Obligations |
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PDI item | T1a | T2b | T1c | T2d | T1e | T2f |
Drinking to excess is wrong because it can have unfavorable effects on others. | .82 | .81 | ||||
Excessive drinking violates the rights of other students. | .72 | .66 | ||||
Drinking alcohol heavily is wrong because it affects not only you but also others. | .72 | .80 | ||||
There is nothing wrong with having 1 or 2 drinks. | .80 | .80 | ||||
How much a person drinks is not a matter of right and wrong but a matter of personal choice. | .63 | .72 | ||||
An occasional alcoholic drink is okay for anyone who enjoys it. | .73 | .77 | ||||
Drinking a lot (5 or more drinks in a row) is okay as long as you know you can handle it. | .54 | .59 | ||||
The university has an obligation to parents of students to monitor and enforce drinking policies. | .86 | .80 | ||||
The resident advisor has an obligation to enforce university drinking policies. | .82 | .85 | ||||
Rules about drinking on campus are meant to protect students. | .78 | .76 |
Note. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling adequacy at T1 = 808; at T2 = .821. Bartlett's test of sphericity at T1 = 1,087 (df = 66), p < .001; at T2 = 1,459 (df = 66), p < .001.
eigenvalue = 1.71, α = .71.
eigenvalue = 1.08, α = .72.
eigenvalue = 1.06, α = .78.
eigenvalue = 3.34, α = .78.
eigenvalue = 3.35, α = .79.
eigenvalue = 1.87, α = .77.