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. 2010 Jan;71(1):150–155. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.150

Table 1.

Desires for Alcohol Questionnaire three-component solutions in the alcohol-use disorder (AUD) and non-AUD samples: Standardized regression coefficients of rotated components

AUD sample
Non-AUD sample
# Question Comp. 1 Comp. 2 Comp. 3 Comp. 1 Comp. 2 Comp. 3
1.I wanted a drink so much I could almost taste it. .93 −.07 .01 .78 −.02 .10
2. My desire to drink seemed overwhelming. .94 −.03 −.003 .89 .02 .01
3.I thought I would do almost anything to have a drink. .90 .01 −.07 .90 −.05 −.05
4.I thought about drinking as soon as I possibly could. .93 −.02 .02 .90 −.01 .02
5.I thought about having a drink most of the time. .88 .04 −.02 .83 .07 −.04
6.I would accept any drink that was offered to me. .52 .24 .05 .26 .40 .11
7.I thought that all the bad things in my life would disappear if I drank. .03 .84 −.08 .13 .78 −.19
8. Even major problems in my life would not bother me if I drank. .01 .92 −.08 .07 .86 −.11
9.I felt less worried about my daily problems when I drank. −.005 .90 .01 −.004 .85 .09
10.I thought drinking made me feel less tense. .11 .64 .21 −.09 .72 .35
11. When I started drinking, I thought I would be able to stop. .01 −.06 .89 .02 −.08 .91
12.I thought I could easily limit how much I would drink. −.05 −.06 .92 −.004 −.11 .91
13.I thought drinking was very satisfying. .20 .38 .44 .12 .34 .60
14.I thought drinking was pleasant. .07 .40 .48 .10 .26 .67

Note: Comp. = component.