Table 2.
Percent Agreement with Alcohol Expectancy Items and One-Sample t-tests (test value = 67%).
| Parents (n=772) | Mothers (n=452) | Fathers (n=320) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRINKING ALCOHOL MAKES PEOPLE: | % | t | % | t | % | t |
| 1. Better at Talking to New People. | 49 | -9.8 | 47 | -8.6 | 53 | -5.1 |
| 2. Talk Louder. | 94 | 30.8* | 95 | 26.2* | 93 | 17.3* |
| 3. Feel Happier or in a Better Mood. | 58 | -4.9 | 54 | -5.5 | 64 | -1.1 |
| 4. More Likely to Do Dangerous Things. | 91 | 22.9* | 92 | 19.6* | 89 | 12.6* |
| 5. Feel More Relaxed. | 84 | 12.9* | 84 | 10.1* | 84 | 8.1* |
| 6. Feel More Drowsy or Tired. | 88 | 18.5* | 90 | 16.3* | 86 | 9.7* |
| 7. Less Shy. | 90 | 21.3* | 89 | 15.1* | 91 | 15.3* |
| 8. Fight More. | 87 | 15.9* | 89 | 15.1* | 83 | 7.5* |
| 9. Worry Less about Things. | 77 | 6.8* | 76 | 4.3* | 79 | 5.5* |
| 10. Lose Their Tempers More Quickly. | 88 | 17.5* | 90 | 17.0* | 84 | 8.1* |
| 11. Enjoy Meals More. | 27 | -23.2 | 24 | -21.5 | 32 | -11.7 |
| 12. More Clumsy. | 94 | 31.3* | 96 | 32.6* | 91 | 14.5* |
| 13. More Fun at a Party. | 39 | -16.1 | 34 | -14.8 | 45 | -7.8 |
| 14. Think Less about Others’ Feelings. | 88 | 18.3* | 91 | 17.3* | 85 | 8.8* |
| 15. Come Up with New Ideas More Easily. | 17 | -37.0 | 14 | -32.2 | 21 | -20.2 |
| 16. More Likely to Do Things w/o Thinking. | 95 | 36.7* | 96 | 31.5* | 94 | 20.5* |
| 17. Feel Less Nervous. | 83 | 11.7* | 82 | 8.5* | 84 | 8.1* |
| 18. Feel Dizzy or Light-headed. | 89 | 17.2* | 90 | 16.3* | 87 | 8.6* |
| 19. Better Able to Say What They Feel. | 68 | 0.7 | 68 | 0.6 | 68 | 0.4 |
| 20. Be More Bossy. | 78 | 7.3* | 81 | 7.9* | 73 | 2.3 |
| 21. Feel Less Bored. | 56 | -6.1 | 55 | -5.1 | 58 | -3.4 |
| 22. Feel Less Hopeful about the Future. | 45 | -11.5 | 47 | -8.6 | 43 | -7.7 |
| 23. Sleep Better. | 50 | -9.1 | 46 | -9.0 | 55 | -3.8 |
| 24. Think Less Clearly. | 94 | 33.2* | 95 | 27.8* | 93 | 19.1* |
| 25. Feel More Interested in the Opposite Sex. | 73 | 4.1* | 71 | 1.8 | 77 | 4.3* |
| 26. Think Less about Their Responsibilities. | 92 | 24.9* | 93 | 21.5* | 90 | 13.7* |
| 27. Forget Things More Easily. | 92 | 21.5* | 94 | 24.2* | 88 | 9.4* |
Note. The t-test compared the percent agreeing with each outcome to 67%. Positive t-values are greater than 67%; negative t-values are less than 67%.
*
p <0.0009 (t > +3.14) with Bonferroni correction (one-tailed test).