Table 6.

Product of Coefficient Analyses Examining Friend’s Behavior as a Mediator of Observed Links

Independent Variable (IV)	Mediator (M)	Dependent Variable (DV)	IV-DV Total	IV-DV Partial	IV-M	M-DV	CI Product
Mother Negative	Friend	Adolescent	−.30***	.13**	−.18*	.81***	−.010,.021
Interactions	On Task	On Task
Dismissing-Secure	Friend	Adolescent	−.25***	.06	−.23***	.81***	−.003,.005
Working Model	On Task	On Task
Mother Negative	Friend	Adolescent	.31***	.19**	.28***	.46***	−.006,.014
Interactions	Conflict	Conflict
Mother Negative	Friend	Adolescent	−.28***	−.21***	−06	.53**	−.013,.027
Interactions	Communication	Communication
Dismissing-Secure	Friend	Adolescent	−.14*	−.12*	−.03	.53***	−.004,.008
Working Model	Communication	Communication

Note: Standardized betas are presented. IV-DV Total = total effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable. IV-DV Partial = direct effect of the independent variable on the dependent variable after accounting for the mediator. CI Product = confidence interval of the product.

^***p < .001.

^**p ≤ .01.

^*p < .05. N = 200.