Table 1.

Descriptive Statistics and Reliabilities for Daily Drinking Motive Scales

Scale/Item	Mean (SE)	Reliability (α)
Enhancement scale	1.12 (0.03)	0.62
Because I liked the feeling	0.99 (0.03)
To have fun	1.25 (0.03)
Social scale	0.64 (0.04)	0.86
To improve a party/gathering	0.64 (0.04)
To make a party/gathering more fun	0.63 (0.04)
Coping scale	0.17 (0.02)	0.83
To avoid dealing with my ongoing problems	0.15 (0.02)
To feel less depressed	0.15 (0.02)
To cheer up	0.23 (0.02)
To forget my ongoing problems/worries	0.16 (0.02)
To feel more confident/sure of myself	0.28 (0.03)
To feel less nervous	0.18 (0.02)
Because I was angry	0.04 (0.01)

Notes. Item response options: 0 (no), 1 (somewhat), 2 (definitely). Items were averaged together to create scale composites. Reliability coefficients (α’s) calculated across drinking days.