Table 1.

Demographic and descriptive measures

Variable	High coping motives group (n = 41)	Low coping motives group (n = 41)	Total	p
Demographics
Age, in years, M (SD)	27.0(5.16)	26.5 (4.47)	26.7 (4.81)	n.s.
Women, %	46%	46%	46%	n.s.
White, %	95%	88%	92%	n.s.
Employed full time, %	44%	41%	43%	n.s.
College graduate, %	71%	78%	74%	n.s.
Never married, %	76%	78%	77%	n.s.
Positive family history
alcohol problems, %	15%	18%	16%	n.s.
Baseline alcohol use, TLFB, M (SD)
No. of drinks per drinking day	5.3(3.11)	4.8 (2.64)	5.1 (2.88)	n.s.
No. of drinking days, past 30	13.3 (4.92)	13.3 (4.79)	13.3 (4.82)	n.s.
Drinking motives, DMQ, M (SD)
Coping	2.0 (0.22)	1.3 (0.20)	1.7 (0.39)	< .01
Enhancement	2.2 (0.57)	2.1 (0.60)	2.2 (0.58)	n.s.
Social facilitation	2.6 (0.67)	2.5 (0.55)	2.5 (0.61)	n.s.
Anxiety measures, M (SD)
Anxiety sensitivity (ASI)	14.0 (7.82)	14.0 (7.00)	14.0 (7.37)	n.s.
Social phobia (SPIN)	12.1 (8.21)	11.8(8.66)	11.9(8.39)	n.s.

Notes: Group differences for categorical variables were evaluated with logistic regression. Group means (SD) for all other variables were evaluated with analysis of variance. Motive groups differed by coping motive scores (by design). There were no group differences between groups randomized to the TSST nor a significant interaction between Trier Social Stress Test and motive group. TLFB = Timeline Followback; DMQ = Drinking Motives Questionnaire, where subscale scores range from 1 to 4, with higher scores reflecting high endorsement of that motive for drinking; ASI = Anxiety Sensitivity Index, where scores range from 0 to 64, with higher scores reflecting greater propensity to interpret feelings of anxiety as threatening; SPIN = Social Phobia Inventory, where scores range from 0 to 68; scores 31 or greater reflect moderate social anxiety.