Table 3.
Indirect Effects between Forgiveness and Alcohol-Related Outcomes
| Forgiveness of Self | Forgiveness of Others | Feeling Forgiven by God | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Estimate | BCa 95% CI | Point Estimate | BCa 95% CI | Point Estimate | BCa 95% CI | ||||||
| Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | ||||||
| Baseline Alcohol Problems (n = 138)a | |||||||||||
| ab | -2.64* | -4.63 | -.98 | -1.56* | -3.72 | -.16 | -.64 | -2.09 | .29 | ||
| a1b1 | -2.88* | -4.83 | -1.28 | -1.40* | -3.63 | -.08 | -.59 | -2.15 | .33 | ||
| a2b2 | .24 | -.15 | 1.01 | -.16 | -.78 | .10 | -.05 | -.54 | .13 | ||
| vs. | -3.12* | -5.23 | -1.35 | -1.23 | -3.56 | .13 | -.55 | -2.14 | .46 | ||
| Baseline Percent Heavy Drinking Days (n = 141)b | |||||||||||
| ab | -3.12* | -7.06 | -.16 | -2.22* | -6.34 | -.25 | -.90 | -3.33 | .24 | ||
| a1b1 | -3.54* | -7.21 | -.69 | -1.95* | -6.17 | -.17 | -.80 | -3.37 | .22 | ||
| a2b2 | .41 | -.73 | 2.13 | -.26 | -1.59 | .30 | -.10 | -1.14 | .21 | ||
| vs. | -3.95* | -8.10 | -.63 | -1.69 | -5.85 | .33 | -.70 | -3.33 | .51 | ||
| Baseline Percent Days Abstinent (n = 141)c | |||||||||||
| ab | 3.29* | .14 | 7.48 | 2.68* | .53 | 6.75 | 1.08 | -.25 | 3.45 | ||
| a1b1 | 4.02* | 1.06 | 8.05 | 2.22* | .27 | 6.64 | .91 | -.29 | 3.40 | ||
| a2b2 | -.72 | -2.55 | .26 | .46 | -.17 | 1.84 | .17 | -.26 | 1.33 | ||
| vs. | 4.74* | 1.37 | 9.24 | 1.76 | -.57 | 6.42 | .74 | -.81 | 3.28 | ||
| Baseline Drinks Per Drinking Day (n = 141)d | |||||||||||
| ab | -.56 | -1.30 | .09 | -.48* | -1.32 | -.04 | -.19 | -.70 | .04 | ||
| a1b1 | -.70* | -1.45 | -.08 | -.39* | -1.21 | -.02 | -.16 | -.69 | .04 | ||
| a2b2 | .14 | -.08 | .57 | -.09 | -.47 | .04 | -.03 | -.30 | .05 | ||
| vs. | -.84* | -1.75 | -.10 | -.30 | -1.13 | .12 | -.13 | -.69 | .15 | ||
| Follow-Up Alcohol Problems (n = 107)e | |||||||||||
| ab | -2.11* | -4.59 | -.65 | -.97 | -4.22 | .98 | -.37 | -2.10 | .71 | ||
| a1b1 | -1.69* | -4.22 | -.47 | -1.03 | -4.64 | .76 | -.41 | -2.18 | .43 | ||
| a2b2 | -.42 | -1.71 | .03 | .06 | -.59 | 1.09 | .04 | -.50 | .91 | ||
| vs. | -1.28 | -3.68 | .25 | -1.09 | -4.87 | .88 | -.44 | -2.24 | .65 | ||
| Baseline to Follow-Up Alcohol Problems (n = 98)f | |||||||||||
| ab | -.15 | -1.66 | 1.44 | -1.15 | -3.39 | .12 | .31 | -.85 | 2.23 | ||
| a1b1 | -.30 | -1.74 | .98 | -1.16* | -3.30 | -.04 | .29 | -.73 | 2.05 | ||
| a2b2 | .14 | -.15 | 1.20 | .01 | -.46 | .52 | .01 | -.29 | .53 | ||
| vs. | -.44 | -1.95 | .78 | -1.17 | -3.09 | .02 | .28 | -.80 | 1.84 | ||
a
Full DV Model (FDVM) R2 = .35****;
b
FDVM R2 = .21**;
c
FDVM R2 = .20**;
d
FDVM R2 = .18**;
e
FDVM R2 = .34****;
f
FDVM R2 = .40****
BCa 95% CI = Bias Corrected and Accelerated 95% Confidence Interval
ab = Total Indirect Effect
a1b1 = Specific Indirect Effect through Psychiatric Distress
a2b2 = Specific Indirect Effect through Social Support
vs. = a1b1 versus a2b2
*
p ≤ .05;
**
p ≤ .01;
***
p ≤ .001;
****
p ≤ .0001
5,000 bootstrap samples