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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and Pearson intercorrelations: alcohol satisfaction of psychological needs (ASPN) items

From: Alcohol consumption and dependence is linked to the extent that people experience need satisfaction while drinking alcohol in two Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

\(\mathrm{M}\)

\(\mathrm{SD}\)

\(\mathrm{Skew}\)

\(\mathrm{Kurtosis}\)

1. Belonging

–

       

3.04

1.43

0.19

1.83

2. Feel closer

0.47***

–

      

3.57

1.38

− 0.23

2.00

3. Feel competent

0.43***

0.63***

–

     

3.40

1.33

− 0.07

2.02

4. Feel confident

0.23***

0.36***

0.42***

–

    

3.89

1.35

− 0.55

2.51

5. Can voice opinions

0.35***

0.47***

0.54***

0.36***

–

   

3.55

1.37

− 0.24

2.02

6. Feel free

0.35***

0.46***

0.52***

0.53***

0.54***

–

  

3.80

1.34

− 0.51

2.38

7. Feel useless

0.31***

0.25***

0.22***

0.17***

0.27***

0.21***

–

 

2.98

1.35

0.27

1.99

8. Feel alone

0.29***

0.21***

0.24***

0.17***

0.18***

0.21***

0.40***

–

2.64

1.39

0.67

2.46

9. Feel pressured

0.58***

0.25***

0.29***

0.07

0.20***

0.21***

0.30***

0.33***

2.40

1.37

0.99

3.04

  1. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; \(n\) = 597 Descriptive statistics are for items score (range 1–6); Skew = skewness (distribution asymmetry); Kurtosis = distribution flatness, the normal distribution has a kurtosis value of 3
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