Table 5.
Subjective Measures by Beverage Condition
| Profile of Mood States (POMS) (higher scores reflect more negative mood state) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | N | Alcohol | Placebo | Difference (SD) |
Effect Size |
P-value |
|
Morning:
Total Mood Disturbance Score |
193 | 6.71 (9.41) | 1.90 (7.20) | +4.81 (7.95) | 0.60 | 0.000 |
|
Afternoon:
Total Mood Disturbance Score |
153 | 4.30 (10.19) | 1.93 (8.39) | +2.37 (8.72) | 0.27 | 0.001 |
| Self-rated performance | ||||||
|
Quiz
Performance |
185 | 3.43 (0.77) | 3.61 (0.79) | −0.18 (0.95) |
0.19 | 0.005 |
|
GRE
Performance |
188 | 2.48 (0.69) | 2.65 (0.68) | −0.18 (0.76) |
0.23 | 0.002 |
-All p-values are based on mixed effects models controlling for gender and session number.
-The interaction of gender and dose was tested in each model and found to be non-significant.