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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2014 Dec 29;29(2):420–429. doi: 10.1037/adb0000046

Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Reliabilities for Episode-specific Drinking Motive Measures

SCALE / ITEM MEAN SD RELIABILITY (α)
ENHANCEMENT 1.22 0.66 0.62
    Because I like the pleasant feeling 1.12 0.77
    To have fun 1.33 0.77
SOCIAL 1.08 0.75 0.87
    To make party/gathering more fun 1.17 0.79
    To improve party/gathering 1.00 0.81
CONFORMITY 0.19 0.39 0.60
    Because my friends pressure me 0.14 0.40
    To fit in with a group I like 0.23 0.51
COPING 0.23 0.43 0.85
COPING-DEPRESSION 0.23 0.45 0.71
    To feel less depressed 0.15 0.44
    To cheer up 0.31 0.57
    To forget my ongoing problems/worries 0.30 0.58
    To avoid dealing with my ongoing problems 0.18 0.47
COPING-ANXIETY 0.27 0.47 0.72
    To feel more confident/sure of myself 0.29 0.56
    To feel less nervous 0.24 0.51
COPING-ANGER
    Because I was angry 0.08 0.33

Notes. Items based on the Drinking Motives Questionnaire-Revised (Cooper, 1994) and the Modified Drinking Motives Questionnaire (Grant et al., 2007). Scale: 0 (no), 1 (somewhat), 2 (definitely). Items were averaged together to create scale composites. Reliability coefficients (α's) calculated across person-days.