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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Subst Abuse Treat. 2010 Aug 13;39(4):408–414. doi: 10.1016/j.jsat.2010.07.002

Table 1.

Mental Health Scores and Internal Consistency in Substance Dependent Patients versus Original Instrument Sample

SUD Group Control
Variable N Stnd. Alphaa Mean SD Stnd Alpha Mean SD 2 sample Effect
t-test Sizeb SS*
LOT * 480 0.73 17.87 5.35 0.73 21.03 4.56 t = 8.99, p = .0001 −0.64 357 male undergraduates
21.41 5.32 t = 8.68, p = .0001 −0.66 267 female undergraduates
LAP-R *
PU* 478 0.80 35.91 9.58 0.87 40.32 8.46 t= 5.78, p = .0001 −0.49 age 25–44 community
CO* 478 0.81 39.85 8.75 0.84 39.18 8.47 t =0.94, p = 0.35 0.08 sample of 212 people
CR* 478 0.67 42.81 7.65 0.78 45.03 6.09 t = 3.73, p = .0002 −0.30
DA* 478 0.79 35.97 10.28 0.83 35.29 8.89 t = 0.83, p = 0.40 0.07
EV* 476 0.66 36.65 8.16 0.80 25.39 8.75 t= 16.35, p = .0001 1.34
GS* 478 0.64 44.60 6.00 0.77 41.32 7.07 t = 6.26, p = .0001 0.50
PMI* 478 0.88 75.76 16.92 0.91 79.51 15.91 t = 2.73, p= .0064 −0.23
S/R Index * 79 AIDS survivors
SOP* 481 0.94 36.14 8.48 0.94 35.78 9.35 t = 0.49, p = 0.62 0.04 200 people with HIV+
FIG* 483 0.91 25.45 5.53 0.93 23.64 6.75 t = 3.64, p = .0003 0.29
RB* 483 0.86 17.76 5.43 0.85 15.94 6.00 t = 3.86, p = .0001 0.32
CVOO* 482 0.90 20.92 4.43 0.87 19.89 4.31 t = 2.79, p = .0055 0.24
TS* 480 0.96 100.29 21.19 0.96 95.25 20.77 t = 2.84, p = .0046 0.24
SPS *
G* 482 0.71 12.98 2.66 0.76 14.18 2.23 t = 10.05, p = .0001 −0.49 1183 undergraduates,
RA* 483 0.66 12.98 2.47 0.65 14.43 1.91 t = 13.85, p = .0001 −0.66 303 teachers,
ROW* 483 0.50 11.48 2.30 0.66 13.29 2.02 t = 16.95, p = .0001 −0.84 306 nurses.
OFN* 483 0.54 11.54 2.46 0.66 12.82 2.28 t = 10.76, p = .0001 −0.54
ATT* 483 0.63 11.82 2.59 0.75 13.72 2.42 t = 15.08, p = .0001 −0.76
SI* 481 0.64 12.29 2.38 0.67 14.01 1.90 t = 16.66, p = .0001 −0.80
TSS* 480 0.88 73.09 11.25 0.92 82.45 9.89 t = 17.87, p = .0001 −0.88
Mood * 478 0.88 34.31 8.70 0.88 33.30 7.20 t = 2.35, p = .0187 0.13 952 college students,
50 college employees
Hope
PATH* 481 0.63 17.61 4.55 0.65 12.81 1.75 t = 22.69, p =.0001 1.39 955 college students
AG* 481 0.74 16.78 5.10 0.71 12.83 1.69 t = 21.69, p=.0001 1.04
TS* 481 0.76 34.38 8.29 0.76 25.64 2.93 t = 29.17, p = .0001 1.41
VIT * 483 0.91 30.38 8.84 0.83 31.98 5.62 t = 2.71, p = .007 −0.22 276 college students
0.89 31.16 6.29 t = 1.26, p = 0.21 −0.10 259 college students
*

LOT = Life Orientation Test (optimism). LAP-R = Life Attitude Profile Revised; PU = purpose scale; CO = coherence scale; CR = choice/responsibleness scale; DA = death acceptance; EV = existence vacuum; GS = goal seeking; PMI = personal meaning index. S/R index = Spirituality/Religiousness Index; SOP = Sense of Peace scale; FIG = faith in God; RB = religious behavior; CVOO = compassionate view of others; TS = total score. Mood = PANAS positive mood. SPS = Social Provisions Scale; G = guidance; RA= reliable alliance; OFN = opportunity for nurturance; ATT = attachment; SI = social integration. PATH = hope pathway subscale; AG = hope agency subscale; TS = total Hope score. VIT = vitality.

a

standardized alpha

b

Cohen's d statistic