Table 1.
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.