Table 3.
Responsible drinking motives as a function of binge drinking
| CHORDS motivations scale items | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When I drink responsibly, one of my motives is… | Non-binge Binge drinker | Binge drinker* | p** | Cohen's d |
| 1. Because I do not want to get drunk. | 3.91 | 3.04 | .001 | 0.837 |
| 2. Because I have to look out for one of my friends. | 3.49 | 3.29 | .016 | 0.212 |
| 3. Because of my religious convictions. | 2.66 | 1.83 | .001 | 0.613 |
| 4. Because I do not want to do anything out of my character I may later regret. | 4.01 | 3.22 | .001 | 0.678 |
| 5. Because I do not want to spend a lot of money on alcohol. | 3.28 | 2.95 | .002 | 0.281 |
| 6. Because my significant other or parent(s) will be upset with me if I drink too much | 2.73 | 2.35 | .001 | 0.303 |
| 7. Because I have to drive myself home. | 3.79 | 3.61 | .092 | – |
| 8. Because I do not want someone to take advantage of me. | 3.11 | 2.43 | .001 | 0.456 |
| 9. Because I am afraid of getting in trouble with law enforcement. | 3.45 | 3.25 | .094 | – |
| 10. Because I do not want to develop a drinking problem. | 2.72 | 2.16 | .001 | 0.387 |
| 11. Because I want to have control over my actions. | 4.23 | 3.43 | .001 | 0.771 |
| 12. Because of my work-related responsibilities. | 2.82 | 2.67 | .186 | – |
| 13. Because I am the designated driver. | 3.59 | 3.52 | .549 | – |
| 14. Because I do not want to get nauseous or vomit. | 3.75 | 3.25 | .001 | 0.397 |
| 15. Because I want to be aware of and understand what is going on around me. | 4.06 | 3.31 | .001 | 0.723 |
| 16. Because I have to get up early in the morning for class. | 3.15 | 3.22 | .468 | – |
| 17. Because a friend and/or family member has a drinking problem. | 2.21 | 1.85 | .002 | 0.274 |
| 18. Because I want to remember what happens. | 3.60 | 3.01 | .001 | 0.469 |
| 19. Because I need to study for a test or complete my school work. | 3.12 | 3.49 | .001 | –0.305 |
| 20. Because I want to keep my blood alcohol concentration (BAC) under 0.08%. | 2.64 | 1.86 | .001 | 0.631 |
| 21. Because I am with people I do not know very well or in a new environment. | 2.95 | 2.64 | .003 | 0.261 |
*
Respondent binge drinking status determined by self-reporting consuming “fve or more drinking at a sitting” within the last two weeks one or more times.
**
In order to account for unequal variance, statistical signifcance based upon Brown–Forsythe's robust test of equality of means.