Table 4.
Post-high School Use Predicted by Relationship Characteristics Among Those in Relationships (n = 621)
| Heavy drinking | Marijuana use | Cigarette smoking | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main effects | Main effects and interaction |
Main effects | Main effects and interaction |
Main effects | Main effects and interaction |
|
| Coef. (SE) | Coef. (SE) | Coef. (SE) | Coef. (SE) | Coef. (SE) | Coef. (SE) | |
| Intercept | −1.94* (0.23) | −1.95* (0.23) | −2.14* (0.25) | −2.13* (0.26) | −2.44* (0.26) | −2.44* (0.26) |
| Male | 0.39* (0.16) | 0.38* (0.16) | 0.51* (0.19) | 0.52* (0.19) | 0.77* (0.22) | 0.76* (0.22) |
| Adolescent use | 0.97* (0.09) | 0.96* (0.09) | 1.03* (0.08) | 1.03* (0.08) | 1.98* (0.15) | 1.98* (0.15) |
| Time | 0.01 (0.03) | 0.00 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.03) |
| Married | −0.85* (0.38) | −0.80* (0.39) | −1.40* (0.48) | −1.41* (0.46) | −1.12* (0.43) | −1.10* (0.43) |
| Cohabiting | −0.22 (0.17) | −0.23 (0.17) | −0.20 (0.20) | −0.18 (0.21) | −0.13 (0.22) | −0.13 (0.22) |
| Time in relationship | −0.11* (0.05) | −0.10 (0.05) | −0.17* (0.06) | −0.17* (0.06) | −0.17* (0.07) | −0.17* (0.07) |
| Four-year college | 0.47* (0.20) | 0.47* (0.20) | 0.04 (0.26) | 0.05 (0.26) | −0.55* (0.27) | −0.54* (0.27) |
| Two-year college | 0.03 (0.18) | 0.01 (0.18) | −0.15 (0.22) | −0.18 (0.22) | −0.31 (0.21) | −0.32 (0.22) |
| Live with parent | −0.13 (0.15) | −0.10 (0.15) | −0.21 (0.19) | −0.20 (0.19) | −0.25 (0.19) | −0.24 (0.19) |
| Live with child | −1.10* (0.40) | −1.08* (0.39) | −0.54 (0.47) | −0.44 (0.46) | −0.51 (0.46) | −0.51 (0.45) |
| Employed | −0.01 (0.18) | −0.02 (0.15) | 0.06 (0.16) | 0.04 (0.16) | −0.03 (0.18) | −0.04 (0.18) |
| Relationship qualitya | −0.08 (0.11) | −0.20 (0.11) | −0.20 (0.13) | −0.31* (0.13) | −0.39* (0.13) | −0.41* (0.14) |
| Partner use | 0.74* (0.06) | 0.77* (0.06) | 0.78* (0.07) | 0.82* (0.07) | 0.52* (0.06) | 0.52* (0.06) |
| Relationship qualitya | ||||||
| X partner use | 0.30* (0.08) | 0.23* (0.08) | 0.05 (0.07) | |||
a
A higher score on the relationship quality measure indicates better relationship quality.
*
p < .05.
Note: Coef. = coefficient