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. 2024 Jun 19;14:260. doi: 10.1038/s41398-024-02949-1

Table. 2.

Results of the substance use as outcomes models in the EMA sample.

a. Prediction of substance use at time t+1, by precedent use and Stroop time (individual or group-centered) levels
Outcome at time t + 1: use of
Primary substance Any substance
Predictors at time t γ SE Z value p value γ SE Z value p value
Any substance use 0.5612 0.2071 2.709 <0.01A 0.6775 0.20050 3.379 <0.001A
Primary substance use 0.7650 0.1725 4.434 <0.001A 0.2525 0.21050 1.200 0.23
Craving 0.3632 0.0763 4.763 <0.001A 0.3897 0.0902 4.319 <0.001A
Stroop time (individual-centered) −0.1189 0.1346 −0.883 0.38 −0.3295 0.1549 −2.127 0.03C
Stroop time (group-centered) 0.3558 0.1813 1.963 0.049B 0.2768 0.284203 0.974 0.33
Stroop × craving 0.0715 0.1349 −0.530 0.60 −0.1501 0.1852 −0.810 0.42
Stroop × time 0.0306 0.0164 1.867 0.06 0.0046 0.017933 0.251 0.80
b. Prediction of Stroop time (individual or group-centered) by precedent substance use
Predictors at time t: use of
Primary substance Any substance
Outcome at time t + 1 γ SE Z value p value γ SE Z value p value
Stroop time (individual-centered) 0.3601 0.1316 2.737 <0.01A 0.2267 0.1486 1.526 0.13
Stroop time (group-centered) 0.7625 0.2198 3.470 <0.001A 0.7546 0.3317 2.275 0.02
c. Prediction of primary substance use at time t+1 by use of primary substance at time t while entering Stroop time at time t as mediator
Outcome at time t + 1: use of primary substance
Effect type by predictors at time t Estimate Lower CI Upper CI p value
Average causal mediation effects by Stroop time (group-centered) 0.0167 0.0023 0.04 <0.02
Average direct effects of substance use 0.2131 0.1105 0.31 <0.001
Total effect 0.2298 0.1300 0.32 <0.001
Proportion mediated by Stroop time (group-centered) 0.0624 0.0094 0.19 0.02

ASurviving correction for age, sex, education, addiction severity, and primary substance type.

BSurviving correction for previous use at time t, craving at time t, sex, education, addiction severity, and primary substance type but not for age.

CSurviving correction for previous use at time t, age, sex, education, addiction severity, and primary substance type but not for craving at time t.

CI confidence interval at 95%.