Table 2.
Means and standard errors of drinking and alcohol-related consequences by study abroad group and ethnicity or sex.
| Drinks per week | AUDIT | RAPI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | (SE) | M | (SE) | M | (SE) | |
| All participants | ||||||
| Intend to study abroad | 7.29 | (0.31) a | 7.23 | (0.19) a | 3.39 | (0.14) a |
| No intention to study abroad | 5.10 | (0.24) a,b | 5.93 | (0.18) a,b | 2.74 | (0.15) a |
| Previously studied abroad | 6.78 | (0.47) b | 7.16 | (0.30) b | 3.08 | (0.23) |
| White | ||||||
| Intend to study abroad (N = 463) | 9.69 | (0.49) a,b | 8.39 | (0.25) a | 2.78 | (0.16) a,b |
| No intention to study abroad (N = 402) | 6.41 | (0.41) a | 6.58 | (0.25) a | 2.00 | (0.17) a |
| Previously studied abroad (N = 149) | 7.38 | (0.63) b | 7.49 | (0.33) | 1.89 | (0.18) b |
| Non-White | ||||||
| Intend to study abroad (N = 464) | 5.09 | (0.34) | 5.42 | (0.24) | 2.01 | (0.17) |
| No intention to study abroad (N = 529) | 4.23 | (0.28) b | 4.97 | (0.20) b | 1.87 | (0.17) |
| Previously studied abroad (N = 134) | 6.17 | (0.71) b | 6.33 | (0.43) b | 2.30 | (0.35) |
| Males | ||||||
| Intend to study abroad (N = 327) | 10.88 | (0.67) a | 8.48 | (0.34) a | 2.93 | (0.22) a |
| No intention to study abroad (N = 504) | 6.19 | (0.38) a,b | 6.19 | (0.25) a,b | 2.17 | (0.19) a |
| Previously studied abroad (N = 93) | 10.55 | (1.08) b | 8.38 | (0.53) b | 2.67 | (0.38) |
| Females | ||||||
| Intend to study abroad (N = 600) | 5.34 | (0.27) a | 6.05 | (0.21) a | 2.13 | (0.14) |
| No intention to study abroad (N = 428) | 3.85 | (0.26) a | 5.03 | (0.21) a,b | 1.65 | (0.16) |
| Previously studied abroad (N = 192) | 4.99 | (0.41) | 6.24 | (0.30) b | 1.79 | (0.22) |
Note: Items with different subscripts within ethnicity and sex and dependent variable represent significant differences at p < .05