Table 2.
Correlations of A-RSAQ Scale Appraisal Scores with Validation Variables
| Negative Affect Scene Appraisal Score |
Social Positive Affect Scene Appraisal Score |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Validation measure | M(SD) | r | pr | r | pr |
| Construct validitya | |||||
| Coping scale – negative affect scene | |||||
| Count Your Blessings | 28.0(9.0) | .07 | .05 | -- | -- |
| Wishful Thinking | 33.4(11.1) | .61*** | .54*** | -- | -- |
| Blamed Self | 12.1(5.2) | .47*** | .35*** | -- | -- |
| Avoidance | 13.4(5.0) | .38*** | .37*** | -- | -- |
| Coping scale – positive affect scene | |||||
| Count Your Blessings | 25.5(9.9) | -- | -- | .23* | .17 |
| Wishful Thinking | 19.9(12.3) | -- | -- | .67*** | .60*** |
| Blamed Self | 7.5(5.0) | -- | -- | .70*** | .61*** |
| Avoidance | 12.1(4.7) | -- | -- | .42*** | .28** |
| Likelihood of drinkingb | .45*** | .35*** | .43***c | .37*** | |
| Negative affect scene | 2.13(1.52) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Positive affect scene | 1.60(1.22) | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Criterion-related validitya | |||||
| Length of current abstinence | 5.9(6.9) yrs | −.25* | −.11 | −.41*** | −.35*** |
| Convergent validitya | |||||
| DrInC total | 37.2(8.3) | .07 | .02 | .17 | .18 |
| Discriminant validitya | |||||
| Age | 45.7(14.4) | −.19* | −.02 | −.30** | −.09 |
| Education | 14.3(2.8) | −.23* | −.04 | −.42*** | −.27** |
Note:
*
p ≤ .05,
**
p ≤ .01,
***
p ≤ .001.
a
Partial correlations control for the other appraisal scene score.
b
Variable was reverse-coded for interpretability.
c
Variable was log-transformed to correct for skewness.