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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (Mean, Standard Errora) for pre-motivational/motivational and volitional phase alcohol factors

From: Differentiating adults who think about self-harm from those who engage in self-harm: the role of volitional alcohol factors

Pre-motivational/ Motivational factors

No self-harm ideation or enaction

Self-harm ideation

Self-harm enaction

 Perceived stress

5.03 (0.10)

7.03 (0.19)

7.92 (0.18)

 Support

7.82 (0.05)

7.05 (0.11)

6.71 (0.10)

 NMR expectancies

108.59 (0.53)

95.85 (1.00)

91.52 (1.08)

 Optimism

3.77 (0.28)

3.40 (0.05)

3.21 (0.05)

Volitional phase alcohol factors

 Heavy Drinking Frequency

1.33 (0.03)

1.27 (0.06)

1.65 (0.05)

 Negative Urgency-A

1.77 (0.02)

1.93 (0.05)

2.34 (0.04)

 CEOA: Sociability

2.83 (0.02)

2.94 (0.04)

3.06 (0.03)

 CEOA: Tension Reduction

2.52 (0.02)

2.59 (0.04)

2.59 (0.04)

 CEOA: Liquid Courage

2.10 (0.03)

2.26 (0.04)

2.42 (0.04)

 CEOA: Cognitive & Behavioural Impairment

2.44 (0.02)

2.65 (0.04)

2.73 (0.03)

 CEOA: Self-Perception

1.63 (0.02)

1.87 (0.04)

2.00 (0.03)

 CEOA: Risk & Aggression

1.81 (0.02)

1.98 (0.04)

2.14 (0.04)

 Alcohol Expectancy: Self-Harm

1.33 (0.01)

1.52 (0.03)

1.68 (0.03)

  1. No self-harm ideation or enaction: n = 897, Self-harm ideation: n = 297, Self-harm enaction: n = 346
  2. NMR expectancies: Generalised Expectancies for Negative Mood Regulation scale, CEOA: Comprehensive Effects of Alcohol scale
  3. aAlternative measures of variance (i.e. standard deviation) cannot be generated for multiple imputed data using the statistical package used in the analysis