Table 4.

Differences in theoretical correlates of en bloc (“blackouts”) and fragmentary blackouts (“brownouts”) among college students with past-year history of alcohol-induced memory impairment (N = 350).

		Blackout		Brownout		Paired samples t-test
Determinant (scale range)		M (SD)		M (SD)		t(349)	95% CI
Outcome beliefs (1–5)
Good things would happen.		1.80 (1.02)		2.34 (1.04)		−12.41	−0.62, −0.45
Bad things would happen.		3.92 (1.07)		3.50 (1.03)		7.75	0.32, 0.53
Attitudes (1–5)		1.82 (0.94)		2.33 (0.95)		−13.31	−0.59, −0.44
Injunctive norms (1–5)
Personal approval		2.09 (1.14)		2.60 (1.10)		−9.79	−0.62, −0.41
Perceived approval		2.95 (1.11)		3.35 (1.11)		−9.26	−0.49, −0.32
Female descriptive norms (0–100)
% by end of senior year		58.75 (22.29)		70.28 (23.18)		−14.73	−13.07, −9.99
% in a typical month		39.76 (22.59)		50.83 (22.73)		−14.91	−12.54, −9.62
Male descriptive norms (0–100)
% by end of senior year		67.58 (23.24)		73.46 (23.09)		−8.55	−7.23, −4.53
% in a typical month		50.22 (23.90)		58.64 (22.59)		−10.70	−9.96, −6.87
Self-efficacy (0–100)		80.22 (24.87)		74.24 (24.94)		6.96	4.29, 7.67
Intentions (1–6)		2.01 (1.49)		2.46 (1.59)		−7.20	−0.57, −0.32

Note. CI = confidence interval. Higher scores indicate stronger agreement, more positive attitudes, and stronger approval. All paired-sample p-values < .001.