Table 1.
Urge-specific coping strategy |
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Partial correlation of strategy frequency with alcohol use days | ||||
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Months 4–6 | Months 7–12 | |||||
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Abstinent M |
Lapsed M |
Abstinent M |
Lapsed M |
Months 0–6 pr |
Months 7–12 pr |
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Significantly related | ||||||
Negative consequence thoughts | 6.1 | 4.9** | 6.4 | 4.9** | −.31* | −.15 |
Positive consequence thoughts | 6.2 | 4.6** | 6.2 | 4.6** | −.47** | −.30* |
Alternative activity | 5.6 | 4.3** | 6.0 | 4.5** | −.33** | −.33** |
Mastery/strength messages | 5.2 | 3.8* | 5.1 | 3.8* | −.42** | −.27* |
Distracting thoughts | 5.2 | 4.4‡ | 5.6 | 4.0** | −.26* | −.37** |
Escape the situation | 4.5 | 3.6‡ | 5.2 | 3.8* | −.25* | −.32* |
Solve the problem | 4.8 | 3.7* | 5.2 | 3.6** | −.30* | −.34** |
Spiritual coping | 4.3 | 2.9* | 4.6 | 3.2* | −.21‡ | −.15 |
Spend time with sober supports | 4.4 | 2.8** | 4.3 | 3.1* | −.20‡ | −.31* |
Refuse the drink | 5.1 | 3.0** | 5.1 | 3.8* | −.21‡ | −.30* |
Challenge the thoughts | 5.0 | 3.8* | 5.1 | 4.0* | −.24* | −.32** |
Think through a behavior chain | 4.3 | 2.8** | 4.7 | 2.8** | −.22‡ | −.37** |
Delay, wait it out | 4.8 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 3.8* | −.25* | −.23‡ |
Substitute a cigarette | 4.0 | 2.4* | 3.3 | 2.9 | −.18 | −.23‡ |
Relax or meditate | 3.0 | 2.0* | 3.3 | 2.2* | −.18 | −.15 |
Resolve conflict with person | 4.2 | 3.1‡ | 4.0 | 2.8* | −.11 | −.19‡ |
Think what therapist would say | 3.8 | 2.9‡ | 4.3 | 2.9* | −.13 | −.28* |
Not significantly related | ||||||
Substitute food or drink | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.0 | −.14 | −.15 |
Meeting, sponsor or counselor | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 2.9‡ | −.20‡ | −.21‡ |
Self-punishment | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | −.05 | −.05 |
Willpower alone | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.6 | −.15 | −.02 |
Strategy frequency was rated from 1 (never) to 7 (all the time).
p < .05;
p < .01;
p < .001.
Partial correlations covaried pretreatment number of alcohol use days.