Table 1.

Relationship of urge-specific coping strategies during follow-up to alcohol outcomes

Urge-specific coping strategy					Partial correlation of strategy frequency with alcohol use days
	Months 4–6		Months 7–12

	Abstinent M	Lapsed M	Abstinent M	Lapsed M	Months 0–6 pr	Months 7–12 pr
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.