Table 2. Alcohol Use and Psychosocial Assessment Comparisons by Age Cohort (N = 96).
| VARIABLE | ENTIRE SAMPLE | 50-59 | 60+ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | P -Value | |
| Number of Drinks per Occasion | 1.31 | 1.60 | 1.39 | 1.665 | 1.00 | 1.32 | .359 |
| Maximum Number of Drinks in the Previous Month | 1.89 | 2.63 | 1.97 | 2.79 | 1.56 | 1.94 | .555 |
| Affect Inventories | |||||||
| UCLA Loneliness Scale (Loneliness) | 18.92 | 18.92 | 18.67 | 15.97 | 19.90 | 12.62 | .751 |
| BDI-II (Depression) | 9.46 | 7.11 | 9.29 | 7.08 | 10.10 | 7.34 | .657 |
| STAXI (Trait Anger) | 17.75 | 6.04 | 18.01 | 6.30 | 16.75 | 4.92 | .751 |
| STAXI (State Anger) | 12.78 | 4.78 | 12.80 | 4.93 | 12.70 | 4.30 | .933 |
| Life Burdens (Life Stress) | 57.37 | 12.77 | 57.86 | 13.16 | 55.55 | 11.31 | .474 |
| Social Support Inventory | |||||||
| ESSI (Social Support) | 23.87 | 5.77 | 23.97 | 5.88 | 23.50 | 5.88 | .746 |