Table 2. Motivational and emotional measures in alcohol-dependent patients vs. control participants.
| AD patients | Control participants | Main effects | Interaction | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests and Parameters | Time 1 AD (N) |
Time 2 AD (N) |
Time 1 C (N) |
Time 2 C (N) |
Time T1vs. T2 |
Group AD vs. C |
Time x Group |
| OCDS, mean ± SD | |||||||
| Obsession | 10.87 ± 5.31 (32) | 4.97 ± 3.22 (32) | 2 ± 1.11 (40) | 0.225 ± 1.27 (40) | ** | ** | ** |
| Compulsion | 8.52 ± 3.46 (32) | 3.61 ± 2.92 (32) | 0.72 ± 1.47 (40) | 0.32 ± .86 (40) | ** | ** | ** |
| Total | 19.53 ± 8.34 (32) | 8.47 ± 5.59 (32) | 0.92 ± 2.05 (40) | 0.55 ± 1.97 (40) | ** | ** | ** |
| PANAS, mean ± SD | |||||||
| PA | 29.19 ± 7.46 (41) | 32.17 ± 7.41 (41) | 30.12 ± 7.48 (41) | 29.63 ± 7.57 (41) | ns | ns | * |
| NA | 18.41 ± 6.57 (41) | 16.31 ± 4.55 (41) | 12.66 ± 2.63 (41) | 12.22 ± 3.15 (41) | * | ** | ns |
| BDI, mean ± SD | 20.34 ± 11.92 (38) | 11.02 ± 7.62 (38) | 4.15 ± 5.33 (40) | 3.65 ± 5.37 (40) | ** | ** | ** |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.001.
Only cases (excluding missing values) are included
Abbreviations: AD = alcohol-dependent, C = controls, OCDS = Obsessive and Compulsive Drinking Scale; PANAS = Positive Affectivity Negative Affectivity Scale, PA = Positive Affect, NA = Negative Affect; BDI = Beck Depression Inventory, NS = not significant, SD = standard deviation, N = number of participants.