Table 4.
Mood (anger, happiness, sadness) predicting next day total number of drinks stratified by gender
| Variables | Beta | P-value | 95% confidence interval |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males and Females | ||||
| Anger | 0.04 | 0.002 | 0.014 | 0.066 |
| Happiness | 0.03 | 0.020 | 0.005 | 0.059 |
| Sadness | −0.03 | 0.039 | −0.049 | −0.001 |
| Stress | 0.02 | 0.120 | −0.005 | 0.040 |
| Males only | ||||
| Anger | 0.06 | 0.001 | 0.024 | 0.095 |
| Happiness | 0.03 | 0.090 | −0.005 | 0.069 |
| Sadness | −0.03 | 0.102 | −0.060 | 0.005 |
| Stress | 0.03 | 0.036 | 0.002 | 0.064 |
| Females only | ||||
| Anger | 0.01 | 0.486 | −0.019 | 0.041 |
| Happiness | 0.03 | 0.073 | −0.003 | 0.061 |
| Sadness | −0.02 | 0.269 | −0.044 | 0.012 |
| Stress | −0.01 | 0.358 | −0.038 | 0.014 |
Analyses were controlled for same-day time-varying covariates shown (anger, happiness, sadness, and stress) as well as time since beginning of the study, day of the week compared with Sunday, alcohol dependency at baseline and feedback intervention status. The ‘Males and Females’ model was also controlled for gender.