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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Jan 28.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Educ Prev. 2008 Oct;20(5):371–383. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2008.20.5.371

TABLE 4.

Mediators of the Effect of the Intervention on Comfort with Communication

Evidence of Mediator
 Role of Mediator
Intervention Effect on Comfort with
Communication
Mediator Effect of
Intervention
on Mediator
p Value		 Effect of
Mediator on
Comfort with
Communication
p Value		 Without
Controlling
for Mediator		 With
Controlling; for
Mediator		 Reduction of
Intervention
Effect on
Comfort with
Communication (%)
Prevention <.001 <.001 .203*** .075*** .128(63%)
Reaction .002 <.001 .203*** .186*** .017(8%)
Communication efficacy <.001 <.001 .203*** .128*** .075(37%)
Adolescent approval <.001 <.001 .203*** .166*** .037(18%)
Family approval <.001 <.001 .203*** .175*** .028(14%)
Church approval abstinence <.001 <.001 .203*** .183*** .020(10%)
Church approval condom use .002 <.001 .203*** .189*** .014(7%)

Table covers all time points.

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p < .001.