Table 3.
Correlations (Pearson’s R) among predictors of early adulthood alcohol use groups by gender (males above diagonal n = 95, females below diagonal n = 83).
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Hostility (24 & 42 months) | – | −0.14 | −0.22* | −0.02 | 0.07 | 0.14 | −0.09 |
| 2. Maternal alcohol use (16 years) | 0.03 | – | −0.01 | 0.27** | −0.32** | −0.30** | −0.07 |
| 3. Peer acceptance (12 years) | −0.23* | 0.04 | – | 0.10 | −0.25* | −0.26** | 0.04 |
| 4. Achievement (12 years) | −0.35*** | 0.24* | 0.40*** | – | −0.07 | −0.18 | 0.14 |
| 5. Externalizing (9 years) | 0.37*** | 0.09 | −0.12 | −0.08 | – | 0.41*** | 0.13 |
| 6. Internalizing (9 years) | 0.13 | −0.15 | −0.15 | 0.07 | 0.28* | – | −0.01 |
| 7. Alcohol use (16 years) | 0.04 | 0.33** | 0.16 | 0.28* | 0.29** | 0.02 | – |
| Means (SD) | |||||||
| Males | 1.74 (1.15) | 2.55 (1.40) | 49.49 (29.50) | 101.20 (9.79) | 56.27 (11.24) | 54.03 (9.95) | 1.24 (1.64) |
| Females | 1.74 (1.00) | 2.64 (1.48) | 61.15 (26.41) | 102.00 (9.82) | 55.04 (9.95) | 54.08 (9.83) | 1.70 (1.79) |
*
P < 0.05,
**
P < 0.01,
***
P < 0.001.
SD: standard deviation.