Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics and Bivariate Correlations Among Study Variables
| M (SD) | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Stressful events, total (14 years) | 4.92 (2.69) | — | ||||||||||||
| 2. Stressful events, conflict (14 years) | 2.65 (2.71) | .68*** | — | |||||||||||
| 3. Stressful events, separation (14 years) | 0.92 (1.39) | .35*** | .19*** | — | ||||||||||
| 4. Stressful events, degree of upset (14 years) | 9.38 (6.08) | .88*** | .75*** | .50*** | — | |||||||||
| 5. Coping motives (18 years) | 1.63 (0.75) | .05 | .09 | −.09 | .07 | — | ||||||||
| 6. Coping motives (19 years) | 1.65 (0.71) | .05 | .13* | −.04 | .06 | .59*** | — | |||||||
| 7. Coping motives (20 years) | 1.65 (0.72) | .08 | .13* | .12* | .13* | .47*** | .59*** | — | ||||||
| 8. Enhancement/social motives (18 years) | 2.70 (1.12) | −.07 | −.03 | .01 | −.07 | .47*** | .39*** | .33*** | — | |||||
| 9. Enhancement/social motives (19 years) | 2.81 (1.02) | −.10 | −.05 | .03 | −.08 | .33*** | .52*** | .34*** | .69*** | — | ||||
| 10. Enhancement/social motives (20 years) | 2.84 (1.01) | −.03 | .02 | .08 | −.00 | .27*** | .36*** | .54*** | .56*** | .67*** | — | |||
| 11. Typical weekly drinking (18 years) | 3.98 (7.17) | .04 | .07 | −.01 | .06 | .42*** | .19** | .11* | .39*** | .25*** | .25*** | — | ||
| 12. Alcohol problems (18 years) | 5.44 (6.64) | −.00 | .02 | .03 | .00 | .49*** | .33*** | .28*** | .50*** | .34*** | .27*** | .54*** | — | |
| 13. Typical weekly drinking (20 years) | 4.54 (6.66) | −.10 | −.05 | −.01 | −.09 | .17** | .15* | .23*** | .29*** | .34*** | .33*** | .31*** | .23*** | — |
| 14. Alcohol problems (20 years) | 6.70 (7.32) | −.02 | −.04 | .11 | −.01 | .28*** | .39*** | .45*** | .45*** | .43*** | .46*** | .31*** | .54*** | .41*** |
Note. N = 254 – 370, due to missing data. Total stressful events represented a count of the number of stressful events endorsed (possible range = 0 – 27). Conflict events comprised eight, non-dichotomized items involving disruption of harmonious family relations (possible range = 0 – 24), and separation events included four, non-dichotomized items capturing decreased contact with important persons (possible range = 0 – 12). Degree of upset represented a sum of 27, non-dichotomized items capturing overall perceived impact of stressful events (possible range = 0 – 81). Coping motives represent average subscale scores at each wave (possible range = 1 – 5), and enhancement/social motives represent an average of enhancement and social motives subscales within waves (possible range = 1 – 5). Typical weekly drinking represents the total number of drinks consumed in a typical week, and alcohol problems represents a count of problems endorsed across a broad range of domains (possible range = 0 – 48).
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