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Table 1 Comparison of Emotional and Behavioral Problems of the Three Subsamples at Time 2 in 1997

From: Frequency, course and correlates of alcohol use from adolescence to young adulthood in a Swiss community survey

 

Abstainers (0)

Social drinkers (1)

Heavy and Problem drinkers (2)

F

 
 

Total (N = 198)

Total (N = 363)

Total (N = 32)

Groups

Post-hoc

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

(df = 2)

Scheffé Test

Social Withdrawn

2.96

2.39

2.60

2.22

3.93

2.77

7.25**

2 > 1

Somatic Complaints

2.28

2.14

2.63

2.35

4.21

2.82

12.20***

2 > 0, 1

Anxious/Depressed

5.19

4.21

5.11

4.35

8.31

5.45

8.10***

2 > 0, 1

Social Problems

2.01

2.10

1.38

1.69

2.14

2.70

8.29***

0 > 1

Thought Problems

1.86

1.83

1.97

1.92

3.81

2.51

15.31***

2 > 0, 1

Attention Problems

3.57

2.57

3.65

2.49

6.24

4.12

15.31***

2 > 0, 1

Aggressive Behavior

5.77

3.90

6.91

4.14

10.18

4.52

22.58***

2 > 1 > 0

Delinquent Behavior

2.41

1.85

3.68

2.25

6.42

2.46

61.42***

2 > 1 > 0

Internalizing

10.07

7.10

9.92

7.32

15.72

8.93

9.51***

2 > 0, 1

Externalizing

8.18

5.21

10.59

5.64

16.60

5.85

43.21***

2 > 1 > 0

Total Score

29.91

17.01

32.36

17.26

51.75

21.72

23.10***

2 > 0, 1

  1. *p < .05 **p < .01 ***p < .001