Table 1.
Demographics, alcohol use, and psychological characteristics of participants
| No-stress | Stressor | Effects of stress group, gender, stress × gender |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | Women | Men | Women | ||
| N (total=79) | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | |
| Demographics | |||||
| Caucasian | 79% | 85% | 80% | 75% | ns |
| Age | 33 (9.4) | 35 (10.9) | 35 (11.1) | 35 (12.6) | ns |
| Employed fulltime | 58% | 30% | 45% | 35% | ns |
| Married | 5% | 15% | 20% | 10% | ns |
| Smoker | 47% | 45% | 65% | 30% | ns |
| College graduate | 32% | 30% | 35% | 30% | ns |
| Alcohol use | |||||
| Drinks per week | 87 (73.3) | 53 (38.0) | 61 (35.8) | 59 (47.3) | ns |
| Drinks per drinking day | 15 (11.2) | 10 (5.2) | 11 (5.0) | 11 (6.3) | ns |
| ADS [0–47] | 15 (6.6) | 16 (6.7) | 14 (5.4) | 16 (8.0) | ns |
| Age onset alcohol dependence | 23 (7.6) | 24 (5.1) | 24 (6.1) | 25 (9.7) | ns |
| Psychological assessment | |||||
| Trait anxiety, STAI [20–80] | 38 (12.4) | 39 (9.8) | 39 (9.8) | 48 (13.1) | Women > men |
| Anxiety sensitivity, AnxSI [0–64] | 17 (9.4) | 18 (7.6) | 19 (10.0) | 25 (11.4) | Stress > no-stress |
| Depressive symptoms, BDI [0–63] | 11 (7.9) | 11 (7.3) | 9 (7.7) | 17 (9.9) | Stress × gender |
| Impulsivity, BIS [30–120] | 68 (11.8) | 67 (8.27) | 65 (10.5) | 74 (9.5) | Stress × gender |
| Drinks to cope, DMQ [0–4] | 2.5 (0.6) | 2.5 (0.7) | 2.2 (0.6) | 2.7 (0.7) | ns |
| Alcohol craving, AUQ [8–56] | 26 (11.8) | 28 (14.8) | 30 (10.3) | 31 (15.8) | ns |
Brackets show each instrument’s minimum and maximum value. All effects reported p<0.05
ADS Alcohol Dependence Scale, STAI State Trait Anxiety Inventory, AnxSI Anxiety Sensitivity Index, BDI Beck Depression Inventory, BIS Barrett Impulsiveness Scale, DMQ Drinking Motives Questionnaire (Coping subscale), AUQ Alcohol Urge Questionnaire