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. 2010 Nov;71(6):847–856. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.847

Table 3.

Estimates for models of the associations between relationship status transitions and change in substance use

Effect Heavy drinking Coefficient (SE) Marijuana use Coefficient (SE) Cigarette smoking Coefficient (SE)
Models for cases with shared status at T1
 Single at T1a
  Intercept −2.41** (0.11) −2.94** (0.14) −3.33* (0.19)
  Male 0.18 (0.12) 0.39** (0.15) 0.49** (0.16)
  T1 use 1.14** (0.07) 2.31* (0.13) 3.18** (0.17)
  To dating 0.17 (0.15) −0.04 (0.19) 0.45* (0.19)
  To cohabiting 0.03 (0.34) 0.29 (0.37) 0.16 (0.59)
 Dating at T1b
  Intercept −2.47** (0.13) −3.12** (0.17) −3.24 (0.22)
  Male −0.06 (0.13) −0.02 (0.17) 0.07 (0.17)
  T1use 1.10** (0.07) 2.06** (0.14) 2.94** (0.20)
  To single 0.50** (0.16) 0.84** (0.19) 0.68** (0.22)
  To cohabiting 0.24 (0.22) 0.22 (0.25) 0.21 (0.29)
  Dating new partner 0.29 (0.31) 0.83* (0.37) 0.35 (0.41)
 Cohabiting at T1c
  Intercept −3.45** (0.33) −2.81** (0.32) −1.59** (0.27)
  Male −0.17 (0.29) −0.05 (0.31) 0.27 (0.34)
  T1 use 1.15** (0.15) 2.33** (0.26) 2.84** (0.28)
  To single 1.78** (0.43) 0.99* (0.48) 0.21 (0.70)
  To dating −0.10 (0.34) 0.30 (0.31) 0.14 (0.37)
Combined modelsd
  Intercept −2.21** (0.08) −2.97** (0.11) −3.01** (0.13)
  Male 0.05 (0.08) 0.22* (0.09) 0.30** (0.10)
  T1 use 1.11** (0.05) 2.22** (0.10) 3.00** (0.12)
  Started relationship 0.16 (0.13) 0.07 (0.16) 0.38* (0.18)
  More committed 0.22 (0.19) 0.01 (0.24) 0.15 (0.26)
  Ended relationship 0.66** (0.13) 0.71** (0.16) 0.56** (0.19)
  Less committed -0.33 (0.29) 0.41 (0.25) 0.53 (0.34)
  Switched partners 0.45 (0.25) 1.06** (0.30) 0.77* (0.30)

Notes: T1: Prior to interval.

a

n = 1,277 intervals for 615 individuals;

b

n = 894 intervals for 517 individuals;

c

n = 279 intervals for 188 individuals;

d

n = 2,563 intervals for 939 individuals.

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01.