TABLE 3.

Cross‐sectional and prospective correlations between drinking motives and alcohol use outcomes.

Measure	Wave	Motive (Y1F)
		Social	Enhancement	Coping	Conformity
Motive—Social	Y1F	1
Motive—Enhancement	Y1F	0.63	1
Motive—Coping	Y1F	0.27	0.30	1
Motive—Conformity	Y1F	0.11	0.04	0.26	1
AUDsx	Y1F	0.18	0.22	0.30	0.16
	Y1S	0.26	0.26	0.24	0.10
	Y2S	0.26	0.28	0.23	0.10
	Y3S	0.27	0.30	0.16	0.08
	Y4S	0.28	0.31	0.17	0.09
Consumption	Y1F	0.28	0.31	0.15	0.02
	Y1S	0.26	0.27	0.12	0.02
	Y2S	0.22	0.24	0.08	0.03
	Y3S	0.24	0.26	0.06	−0.01
	Y4S	0.22	0.24	0.07	0.04

Note: Bolded values are significant after multiple testing correction for 56 tests, adjusted alpha = 0.0009.

Abbreviations: AUDsx, alcohol use disorder symptom count; Y1F‐Y4S, measurement time from Year 1 Fall to Year 4 Spring.