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Table 1.

Summary of key differences between identified segments

Variables	What do higher numbers represent?	Scale reliability	Problematic n = 63	Harmful but coping n = 117	Not harmful n = 148	df	F	p
AUDIT-C V2 (0–12 scale with > 4 representing likely harmful drinking behaviour)	More problematic drinking behaviours	α = 0.634	11.365	7.402	2.662	2	1198.450	<0.001
Drinking Culture (0–5 Likert) (Meadows et al., 2023)	A culture that encourages drinking	α = 0.769	3.873	2.071	2.762	2	21.611	<0.001
Access to Support Services (0–5 Likert) (Williamson et al., 2019)	A perception that support services were inaccessible whilst in the military	α = 0.570	2.476	1.752	1.731	2	18.528	<0.001
Internalised Stigma (0–5 Likert) (Vogt et al., 2014)	That accessing mental health support services is highly stigmatised	α = 0.833	3.318	2.431	2.212	2	21.726	<0.001
Attitude towards Mental Health Providers (0–5 Likert) (Williamson et al., 2019)	Experiences with mental health support has been negative in the past	α = 0.725	2.564	2.059	1.986	2	12.181	<0.001
Ready for Transition out of Military (0–5 Likert) (Pritchard, 2023)	More prepared to transition into civilian life	α = 0.821	1.673	1.605	1.814	2	0.922	0.399
Traumatic Family History (0–5 Likert) (Bernstein et al., 2003)	A more traumatic childhood	α = 0.712	2.220	2.011	1.851	2	7.571	<0.001
Emotional Regulation (0–5 Likert) (Garnefski and Kraaij, 2006) Full scale α = 0.843	Self-Blame – more likely to blame themselves for what has happened	α = 0.655	2.960	2.829	2.703	2	1.249	0.288
	Acceptance – more likely to be accepting of what has happened to them	α = 0.652	3.119	3.256	2.794	2	5.545	0.006
	Rumination – more likely to dwell on stressful past events	α = 0.386	3.365	2.624	2.172	2	19.072	<0.001
	Positive refocusing – better able to think about the good sides and not the negative alone	α = 0.592	2.500	2.607	2.024	2	12.100	<0.001
	Refocus on planning – better able to plan to overcome a negative event	α = 0.485	2.817	2.538	2.345	2	5.418	0.005
	Positive reappraisal – better able to see how bad past events have helped them	α = 0.620	2.762	3.043	2.459	2	9.998	<0.001
	Putting into perspective – better able to downgrade past bad experiences	α = 0.595	2.698	3.269	2.439	2	16.392	<0.001
	Catastrophising – more likely to emphasise feelings of terror about what they experienced	α = 0.622	2.746	2.034	2.111	2	6.567	0.002
	Other blame – that others are responsible for what happened to them	α = 0.580	2.206	1.846	1.709	2	8.220	<0.001

Variables	What do higher numbers represent?	Scale reliability	Problematic n = 63	Harmful but coping n = 117	Not harmful n = 148	df	F	p
AUDIT-C V2 (0–12 scale with > 4 representing likely harmful drinking behaviour)	More problematic drinking behaviours	α = 0.634	11.365	7.402	2.662	2	1198.450	<0.001
Drinking Culture (0–5 Likert) (Meadows et al., 2023)	A culture that encourages drinking	α = 0.769	3.873	2.071	2.762	2	21.611	<0.001
Access to Support Services (0–5 Likert) (Williamson et al., 2019)	A perception that support services were inaccessible whilst in the military	α = 0.570	2.476	1.752	1.731	2	18.528	<0.001
Internalised Stigma (0–5 Likert) (Vogt et al., 2014)	That accessing mental health support services is highly stigmatised	α = 0.833	3.318	2.431	2.212	2	21.726	<0.001
Attitude towards Mental Health Providers (0–5 Likert) (Williamson et al., 2019)	Experiences with mental health support has been negative in the past	α = 0.725	2.564	2.059	1.986	2	12.181	<0.001
Ready for Transition out of Military (0–5 Likert) (Pritchard, 2023)	More prepared to transition into civilian life	α = 0.821	1.673	1.605	1.814	2	0.922	0.399
Traumatic Family History (0–5 Likert) (Bernstein et al., 2003)	A more traumatic childhood	α = 0.712	2.220	2.011	1.851	2	7.571	<0.001
Emotional Regulation (0–5 Likert) (Garnefski and Kraaij, 2006) Full scale α = 0.843	Self-Blame – more likely to blame themselves for what has happened	α = 0.655	2.960	2.829	2.703	2	1.249	0.288
	Acceptance – more likely to be accepting of what has happened to them	α = 0.652	3.119	3.256	2.794	2	5.545	0.006
	Rumination – more likely to dwell on stressful past events	α = 0.386	3.365	2.624	2.172	2	19.072	<0.001
	Positive refocusing – better able to think about the good sides and not the negative alone	α = 0.592	2.500	2.607	2.024	2	12.100	<0.001
	Refocus on planning – better able to plan to overcome a negative event	α = 0.485	2.817	2.538	2.345	2	5.418	0.005
	Positive reappraisal – better able to see how bad past events have helped them	α = 0.620	2.762	3.043	2.459	2	9.998	<0.001
	Putting into perspective – better able to downgrade past bad experiences	α = 0.595	2.698	3.269	2.439	2	16.392	<0.001
	Catastrophising – more likely to emphasise feelings of terror about what they experienced	α = 0.622	2.746	2.034	2.111	2	6.567	0.002
	Other blame – that others are responsible for what happened to them	α = 0.580	2.206	1.846	1.709	2	8.220	<0.001