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Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2012 Dec 31;27(3):584–595. doi: 10.1037/a0030901

Table 5.

Multiple Regressions Predicting Alcohol-Related Problems from Gender, Alcohol Use, Unplanned Drinking, and Protective Behavioral Strategies: Study 2

Dependent Variable: RAPI	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3		Step 4
Dependent Variable: RAPI	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p
Gender (0 = men, 1 = women)	−.01	.944	.08	.201	.08	.222	.09	.161
Typical Quantity of Alcohol Use	----	----	.15	.355	.15	.339	.12	.452
Typical Frequency of Alcohol Use	----	----	.27	.042	.18	.165	.21	.112
Heaviest Quantity of Alcohol Use	----	----	.03\	.843	−.00	.991	−.00	.979
Heaviest Frequency of Alcohol Use	----	----	.21	.109	.22	.073	.20	.105
Unplanned Drinking	----	----	----	----	.30	<.001	.31	<.001
Selective Avoidance	----	----	----	----	----	----	−.13	.117
Strategies Used While Drinking	----	----	----	----	----	----	.06	.533
Alternative to Drinking	----	----	----	----	----	----	.03	.680
Change in R² [p-value]	.000 [.429]		.360 [<.001]		.077 [<.001]		.009 [.472]

Dependent Variable: B-YAACQ	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3		Step 4
Dependent Variable: B-YAACQ	β	p	B	p	β	p	β	p

Gender (0 = men, 1 = women)	.03	.745	.14	.045	.13	.049	.16	.021
Typical Quantity of Alcohol Use	----	----	.14	.409	.14	.404	.09	.577
Typical Frequency of Alcohol Use	----	----	.16	.261	.08	.555	.13	.341
Heaviest Quantity of Alcohol Use	----	----	.20	.218	.17	.267	.17	.283
Heaviest Frequency of Alcohol Use	----	----	.13	.333	.14	.284	.11	.425
Unplanned Drinking	----	----	----	----	.24	.001	.25	<.001
Selective Avoidance	----	----	----	----	----	----	−.20	.019
Strategies Used While Drinking	----	----	----	----	----	----	.06	.529
Alternative to Drinking	----	----	----	----	----	----	.06	.491
Change in R² [p-value]	.001 [.745]		.304 [<.001]		.049 [.001]		.023 [.126]

Note. RAPI = Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index; B-YAACQ = Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire. Significant effects (p < .05) are in boldtype face for emphasis.