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

Table 5 Multivariate regression predicting money spent on alcohol and AUDIT-C score with basic psychological needs from alcohol

Predictor	Coefficient [95% CI]	SE	\(t\)	\(p\)
Money spent on alcohol^†
Intercept	0.02 [− 0.21, 0.24]	0.11	0.15	0.88
Age	0.00 [− 0.01, 0.00]	0.00	− 1.66	0.098
Male	0.21 [0.05, 0.36]	0.08	2.66	0.008*
Remote	0.59 [0.29, 0.88]	0.15	3.86	< 0.001*
Need satisfaction^†	0.18 [0.10, 0.26]	0.04	4.44	< 0.001*
Conformity^†	0.13 [0.05, 0.21]	0.04	3.24	0.001*
Exclusion^†	0.05 [− 0.02, 0.13]	0.04	1.35	0.18
AUDIT-C score
Intercept	4.48 [3.87, 5.09]	0.31	14.39	< 0.001*
Age	0.00 [− 0.01, 0.02]	0.01	0.36	0.72
Male	1.21 [0.80, 1.63]	0.21	5.74	< 0.001*
Remote	0.14 [− 0.67, 0.95]	0.41	0.35	0.73
Need satisfaction^†	0.59 [0.38, 0.80]	0.11	5.42	< 0.001*
Conformity^†	0.18 [− 0.03, 0.40]	0.11	1.66	0.098
Exclusion^†	0.17 [− 0.04, 0.39]	0.11	1.57	0.12

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