Table 3.
Results for Self-Control (SC) and Three Risk Factors in Model with Time-Varying Covariates
| b | SE | t | b | SE | t | b | SE | t | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paths to Intercept Construct | A. | Family | Events | B. | Adol. | Events | C. | Peer Sub. | Use |
| Male --> Intercept | .154 | .070 | 2.20* | .072 | .069 | 1.04 | .195 | .055 | 3.57*** |
| Black B> Intercept | -.256 | .098 | 2.60** | -.268 | .095 | 2.83** | -.164 | .073 | 2.23* |
| Hispanic B> Intercept | -.224 | .096 | 2.35* | -.188 | .094 | 2.00* | -.131 | .070 | 1.88 |
| Paths to Slope Construct | |||||||||
| Black --> Slope | -.453 | .083 | 5.48**** | -.427 | .079 | 5.38**** | -.301 | .068 | 4.40**** |
| Hispanic --> Slope | -.241 | .080 | 3.02** | -.223 | .078 | 2.86** | -.135 | .068 | 1.99* |
| Single --> Slope | .195 | .076 | 2.56** | .220 | .071 | 3.10** | .191 | .062 | 3.07** |
| Blended --> Slope | .333 | .105 | 3.17** | .359 | .096 | 3.73*** | .211 | .087 | 2.41** |
| Risk factor6 --> Slope | .055 | .022 | 2.55** | .106 | .026 | 4.11**** | .089 | .019 | 4.81**** |
| Good SC6 --> Slope | -.097 | .036 | 2.66** | -.051 | .037 | 1.37 | .015 | .069 | 0.21 |
| Risk fact.6 x SC6 --> Slope | -.001 | .020 | 0.02 | .012 | .022 | 0.57 | -.019 | .017 | 1.10 |
| Effects to 6th Grade Substance Use | |||||||||
| Risk factor6 --> Sub. use6 | .125 | .022 | 5.62**** | .233 | .025 | 9.51**** | .369 | .021 | 17.15**** |
| Good SC6 --> Sub. use6 | -.334 | .040 | 8.33**** | -.277 | .038 | 7.25**** | -.462 | .083 | 5.59**** |
| Risk fact.6 x SC6 --> Sub. use6 | -.045 | .024 | 1.91 | -.088 | .025 | 3.52*** | -.102 | .022 | 4.69**** |
| Time-Varying Substance Use (7, 8, 9) on: | |||||||||
| Concurrent risk factor | .197 | .028 | 6.93**** | .344 | .033 | 10.56**** | .289 | .013 | 22.88**** |
| Concurrent Good SC | -.306 | .046 | 6.66**** | -.254 | .047 | 5.42**** | -.206 | .046 | 4.48**** |
| Concurrent Risk x SC | -.085 | .035 | 2.43** | -.097 | .037 | 2.66** | -.043 | .012 | 3.60*** |
| Lagged Substance Use (7, 8, 9) on: | |||||||||
| 1-year prior risk factor | .052 | .029 | 1.79 | .097 | .031 | 3.08** | .121 | .017 | 7.30**** |
| 1-year prior good SC | -.295 | .048 | 6.19**** | -.241 | .047 | 5.17**** | -.307 | .056 | 5.47**** |
| 1-year prior risk x SC | -.084 | .028 | 2.96** | -.122 | .027 | 4.44**** | -.044 | .012 | 3.59*** |
Note: Values are unstandardized coefficients (SE in parentheses). Analyses based on 1,767 participants. Participant gender and parental education were included in all models but were nonsignificant
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001
****
p < .0001