Table 2.
Characteristics of the Latent Classes
| Latent class | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| n (% of total N) | 285 (34%) | 112 (13%) | 260 (31%) | 106 (13%) | 81 (9%) | |
| Age | 18.32 (0.74) | 18.47 (1.15) | 18.27 (0.51) | 18.30 (0.59) | 18.36 (0.74) | .194 |
| Female (%) | 51% | 63% | 53% | 40% | 58% | .013 |
| Caucasian (%) | 75% | 74% | 80% | 82% | 75% | .803 |
| School type | <.001 | |||||
| Public (%) | 70% | 87% | 55% | 75% | 75% | |
| Private (%) | 30% | 13% | 45% | 25% | 25% | |
| Depressive symptoms | 1.41a (1.80) | 7.54b (3.41) | 1.57a (1.77) | 3.27c (3.01) | 14.83d (4.60) | <.001 |
| Anxiety symptoms | 36.14a (8.07) | 49.16b (4.75) | 35.32a (7.40) | 43.28c (7.80) | 56.41d (6.99) | <.001 |
| PE | 2.70a (1.07) | 3.66b (0.95) | 3.89b (0.83) | 4.49c (0.94) | 4.72c (0.87) | <.001 |
| Negative life events | 3.26a (2.39) | 6.08b (3.05) | 3.65a,c (2.70) | 4.45c (3.02) | 7.21b (4.01) | <.001 |
| PSS | 75.88a,c (14.15) | 66.81b (15.52) | 78.46a (12.91) | 72.30c (13.96) | 62.31b (14.58) | <.001 |
| Coping motives | 1.27a (0.35) | 1.80b (0.58) | 1.77b (0.62) | 3.14c (0.87) | 3.03c (0.92) | <.001 |
| Enhancement motives | 1.68a (0.60) | 2.32b (0.69) | 3.49c (0.79) | 3.69c,d (0.83) | 3.79d (0.83) | <.001 |
| Social motives | 1.95a (0.64) | 2.56b (0.64) | 3.67c (0.65) | 3.94d (0.74) | 3.93d (0.77) | <.001 |
| Conformity motives | 1.20a (0.35) | 1.50b (0.53) | 1.39b (0.47) | 3.01c (0.84) | 2.31d (1.00) | <.001 |
| Drinks per week | 9.88a (8.40) | 11.60a (9.72) | 14.93b (10.20) | 15.92b (9.99) | 17.40b (11.34) | <.001 |
| Alcohol-related problems | 31.46a (8.92) | 39.64b (12.75) | 38.75b (10.63) | 46.21c (15.61) | 52.81d (17.39) | <.001 |
Note. Means with different subscripts are significantly different at the .05 alpha level (with Bonferroni adjustment). Standard deviations appear below the means in parentheses. PE = Positive Alcohol Outcome Expectancies; PSS = Perceived Social Support.