Table 2.

Correlations among parent communication motives and related measures.

Related Measures	PMACS Subscales
	Prevention	Reactive	Teaching	Relational	Family History
Frequency of communication	0.33*	0.04	0.33*	0.14*	0.23*
Parent approval of alcohol use	− 0.54*	0.20*	0.10	− 0.03	− 0.10
Parent alcohol use	− 0.16*	0.10	0.03	0.01	0.04
Parent-child relationship quality	0.09	− 0.30*	0.27*	− 0.01	0.05
Parent Perceptions of Child’s Use Frequency of alcohol use	− 0.16*	0.24*	0.14*	− 0.02	0.05
Maximum number of drinks	− 0.17*	0.30*	0.12	− 0.04	0.04

^*p < .002.