Table 3.
Standardized estimates of direct and total indirect effects on smoking and mediator variables
| Effect | SE | % explained of total effect | |
| SSS → smoking (total effect) | 0.51 | 0.024 | |
| SSS → smoking (total indirect effect) | 0.39 | 0.017 | 76% |
| SSS → positive reinforcement → smoking | 0.06 | 0.009 | 12% |
| SSS → negative reinforcement → smoking | 0.05 | 0.009 | 9% |
| SSS → peer smoking → smoking | 0.21 | 0.017 | 41% |
| SSS → peer smoking → positive reinforcement → smoking | 0.03 | 0.004 | 6% |
| SSS → peer smoking → negative reinforcement → smoking | 0.04 | 0.006 | 10% |
Note. SSS = Sensation-Seeking Scale.