Table 6.

Calibrated Negative Expectancies Items

Item Stem	Slope (Discrimination)	Location Thresholds
		Not at all vs. A little bit	A little bit vs. Somewhat	Somewhat vs. Quite a bit	Quite a bit vs. Very much
People are careless when they drink*	3.32	−2.12	−0.97	0.17	1.07
People make bad decisions when they drink*	3.19	−2.23	−1.13	0.00	0.88
People are irresponsible when they drink*	3.15	−2.06	−0.85	0.20	1.04
People do things they regret while drinking*	3.00	−2.32	−1.06	0.05	0.93
People are rude when they drink*	2.64	−1.98	−0.68	0.67	1.58
People have trouble thinking when they drink*	2.47	−2.14	−0.98	0.29	1.23
People are pushy when they drink*	2.42	−1.89	−0.66	0.69	1.65
People feel sick the day after drinking	2.04	−1.97	−0.66	0.69	1.67
Drinking is harmful to mental health	2.02	−1.71	−0.63	0.46	1.12
Drinking can be harmful to physical health	1.90	−2.61	−1.33	−0.17	0.68
People are selfish when they drink.	1.89	−1.40	−0.35	0.92	1.88

Note. Items are rank-ordered on the basis of their slope (discrimination) parameters.

Items included in the short form are marked with an asterisk.