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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2010 Sep 21;71(10):1855–1863. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.020

Table 3.

Direct and Indirect Effects of the Parents' and Teens' Spirituality and Parental Monitoring on Teen ATOD use and Teen Sexual Behavior.

Alcohol Use Cigarette Use Drug Use Sexual Intention Pre-sexual Behaviors
Major Constructs Direct Effects Indirect Effects Direct Effects Indirect Effects Direct Effects Indirect Effects Direct Effects Indirect Effects Direct Effects Indirect Effects
Parent spiritual beliefs -.036 -.057* -.070 -.008+ -.044***
Parent spiritual practices -.034+ -.063* -.059 -.016+ -.041**
Teen spiritual beliefs -.064 -.080 -.134 -.079**
Teen spiritual practices -.109 -.136 -.227 -.14**
Parental monitoring -.145* -.380*** -.194+ -.14** -.18***
Age of teen .223** .240** .073 .19***
Teen sex -.028+ -.073** -.037 -.017+ -.024*
Parent education -.004 -.007 -.006 -.002 -.004+
+

p < .10

*

p < .05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001