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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2017 Aug 31;76:363–369. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.08.027

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics and correlations for motives for alcohol, marijuana, and SAM use

Descriptive Statistics Pearson Correlations
SAM Motives

Variable M (SD) Range N Conformity Positive effects Calm/Coping Social
Alcohol motives
 Social 2.42 (0.90) 1–5 250 0.21** 0.21*** 0.14* 0.36***
 Coping 1.48 (0.64) 1–4.7 250 0.20** 0.25*** 0.35*** 0.27***
 Enhancement 2.67 (1.04) 1–5 250 0.16* 0.32*** 0.20** 0.32***
 Conformity 1.16 (0.40) 1–4 250 0.20** 0.07 0.10 0.23***
Marijuana motives
 Enjoyment 3.35 (1.26) 1–5 172 −0.03 0.39*** 0.08 0.26***
 Conformity 1.15 (0.39) 1–3.33 171 0.51*** 0.17* 0.22** 0.38***
 Coping 1.32 (0.57) 1–3.67 172 0.20** 0.23** 0.39*** 0.24**
 Experimentation 1.28 (0.69) 1–5 172 0.23** 0.11 0.25*** 0.10
 Boredom 1.95 (0.98) 1–5 172 0.11 0.29*** 0.17* 0.20**
 Alcohol-related 1.26 (0.54) 1–4.33 172 0.19* 0.22** 0.24** 0.24**
 Celebration 1.75 (0.90) 1–5 172 0.12 0.00 0.04 0.21**
 Altered perception 2.06 (1.20) 1–5 172 0.10 0.38*** 0.24** 0.36***
 Social anxiety 1.34 (0.63) 1–4 172 0.20** 0.29*** 0.56*** 0.37***
 Low risk 1.89 (1.17) 1–5 172 0.16* 0.21** 0.27*** 0.25**
 Sleep 1.64 (0.90) 1–5 172 0.00 0.12 0.39*** 0.13
 Availability 2.27 (1.12) 1–5 172 0.21** 0.35*** 0.10 0.35***
SAM motives
 M (SD) 1.37 (0.58) 1.96 (0.92) 1.43 (0.70) 1.57 (0.67)
 Range 1–5 1–5 1–4 1–4.2
 N 286 286 286 286
*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.

***

p < .001.