. 2010 Nov;71(6):925–929. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.925

Table 1.

Mean scores and standard deviations by condition for expectancy subscales of the Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol Questionnaire

	Beer		Wine		Shots of distilled spirits
Variable	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD
Positive expectancies
Sociability
Expected effects	3.03^a	0.70	2.82^a	0.68	3.00^a	0.77
Subjective evaluations	3.56^a	0.93	3.44^a	0.79	3.40^a	0.97
Tension reduction
Expected effects	2.28^a	0.72	2.57^b	0.78	2.12^a	0.77
Subjective evaluations	3.24^a,^b	0.97	3.39^b	0.90	3.08^a	0.87
Liquid courage
Expected effects	2.23^a	0.70	2.19^a	0.64	2.28^a	0.70
Subjective evaluations	2.72^a	0.79	2.86^a	0.76	2.69^a	0.88
Sexuality
Expected effects	2.08^a	0.74	2.19^b	0.73	2.09^a	0.73
Subjective evaluations	2.85^a	0.98	3.11^b	0.88	2.83^a	0.92
Negative expectancies
Cognitive and behavioral impairment
Expected effects	2.74^a	0.62	2.55^b	0.71	2.81^a	0.71
Subjective evaluations	1.79^a	0.66	1.91^b	0.67	1.77^a	0.67
Risk and aggression
Expected effects	2.27^a,^b	0.68	2.10^b	0.66	2.34^a	0.71
Subjective evaluations	2.14^a	0.75	2.30^a	0.65	2.25^a	0.76
Self-perception
Expected effects	1.92^a,^b	0.70	1.85^b	0.69	2.02^a	0.79
Subjective evaluations	1.73^a	0.78	1.91^a	0.79	1.87^a	0.80

Notes: Response options for the expected effects component are 1 = disagree to 4 = agree. Response options for the subjective evaluations component are 1 = bad to 3 = neutral to 5 = good. Different letter superscripts within expectancy subscales indicate a significant difference between conditions.