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Published in final edited form as: Psychol Addict Behav. 2007 Dec;21(4):453–461. doi: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.4.453

Table 3.

Group Effects on Mediators, Mediator Effects on Heavy Drinking, Mediated Effects, and Confidence Intervals (CIs)

Mediator	Athlete		Nonathlete		Group effect on mediator (α)	Mediated effect on outcome (β)	Mediated effect (αβ)	Lower CI of mediated effect	Upper CI of mediated effect	p
Mediator	M	SD	M	SD	Group effect on mediator (α)	Mediated effect on outcome (β)	Mediated effect (αβ)	Lower CI of mediated effect	Upper CI of mediated effect	p
Peer norms
Descriptive norm	7.091	3.802	6.171	3.719	0.952^**	0.425^**	0.405	0.147	0.451	.002
Injunctive norm	1.063	0.695	1.274	0.658	−0.217^**	−2.259^**	0.490	0.236	0.759	.001
Environment
Availability of alcohol	5.366	2.069	4.817	2.106	0.574^**	0.449^**	0.288	0.117	0.427	.001
Direct offers of alcohol	5.868	4.488	4.559	4.077	1.849^**	0.417^**	0.563	0.278	0.864	.001
Drinking going on where you live	2.230	1.473	1.828	1.414	0.414^**	0.819^**	0.339	0.148	0.552	.001
Parent communication
Overall frequency	3.645	2.761	2.981	2.529	0.683^**	0.193^**	0.132	0.050	0.247	.001
Physical consequences of alcohol use	2.402	1.062	2.183	1.041	0.223^*	−0.352^**	−0.078	−0.167	−0.023	.004
Legal consequences of alcohol use	7.293	3.339	6.713	3.254	0.587^*	0.166^**	0.097	0.012	0.207	.030
Social consequences of alcohol use	3.154	1.696	2.746	1.488	0.412^**	0.121^*	0.050	0.005	0.147	.019
Academic consequences of alcohol use	1.623	0.987	1.921	0.848	0.208	0.080^a	0.017	−0.017	0.080	.307^a

Effects are nonsignificant.

p < .05.

p < .01.

^**

p < .001.