We excluded the abstinent group from construct validity analyses due the poorer model fit statistics that we observed in that subgroup. The cells of Table 3 display the unadjusted and adjusted estimates of PAS for main-effects models that regressed social variables on PAS. The rows contain estimates within each analytic sample (i.e. all lifetime drinkers collapsed, and separated by AUD status), and two major column groupings contain estimates for each dependent variable. Persons with higher PAS reported lower social support and social network involvement, even after adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and closeness to persons with alcohol problems. This finding held across all groups, regardless of AUD status.
