Table 4.
Moderating effects of supportive friendships on associations between uncontrollable life events and sexual risk taking. 1
| Outcome: Alcohol Use before Sexual Activity Est. (s.e.) | Outcome: Marijuana Use before Sexual Activity Est. (s.e.) | Outcome: Inconsistent Condom Use Est. (s.e.) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |
| Instrumental aid from friends | -.06 (.08) | .15 (.08) | -.09 (.09) | .11 (.10) | .02 (.09) | .18 (.10) |
| Uncontrollable life events (ULE) | .08 (.03) * | .10 (.03) ** | .13 (.04) ** | .10 (.04) * | .03 (.04) | .08 (.04) * |
| Interaction | -.11 (.04) ** | -.13 (.04) ** | -.06 (.04) | -.07 (.05) | -.09 (.04) * | -.11 (.05) * |
| Effect of ULE in low instrumental aid group | .11 (.05) * | .15 (.04) *** | --- | --- | .06 (.05) | .14 (.04) ** |
| Effect of ULE in high instrumental aid group | .05 (.05) | -.03 (.06) | --- | --- | .03 (.06) | -.04 (.07) |
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| Intimacy with friends | .09 (.07) | .15 (.07) * | .01 (.07) | .09 (.08) | .12 (.07) | .21 (.08) * |
| Uncontrollable life events (ULE) | .08 (.03) * | .09 (.04) * | .13 (.04) ** | .09 (.04) * | .03 (.04) | .07 (.04) |
| Interaction | -.10 (.03) ** | -.06 (.03) | -.07 (.03) * | -.03 (.04) | -.10 (.03) ** | -.05 (.04) |
| Effect of ULE in low intimacy group | .14 (.05) ** | --- | .18 (.05) ** | --- | .09 (.05) | --- |
| Effect of ULE in high intimacy group | -.04 (.05) | --- | .04 (.05) | --- | -.08 (.06) | --- |
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Analyses are adjusted for age, gender, potentially controllable life events, and friendship network. Instrumental aid from friends and intimacy with friends were entered into separate regressions. N=119 for baseline analyses and N=109 for prospective follow-up analyses.
*
p<.05,
**
p<.01,
***
p<.001