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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2012 Apr 28;37(9):1003–1008. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2012.04.009

Table 3.

Standardized coefficients for linear regression models predicting motives for drinking in young adulthood.

Variables Coping Motivesa Social Motives Enhancement Motives
(n=717) (n=717) (n=717)
Sex (1=M; 2=F) −.05 −.11b −.13c
Adolescent variables
Coping motives for drinking .21c .13b .16c
Alcohol consumption (QFI) .21c .20c .22c
Depressive symptoms (CESD) −.04 −.11b −.10b
Lifetime disorders
Major depressive disorder .16c .06 .12b
Social anxiety disorder .12c .01 .07
Generalized anxiety disorder .08a −.01 .02
Panic disorder .09a .02 .13c
Simple phobia .03 .07 .02
 F-Statistic (df=9,707) 22.11c 8.43c 15.63c
 Adjusted R2 value .21 .08 .15
a

Drinking motives were assessed at Wave 6.

a

p<.05;

b

p<.01;

c

p<.001