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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: J Fam Issues. 2012 Jun 14;33(9):1272–1293. doi: 10.1177/0192513X12447178

Table 3.

Decomposition of Effects

Endogenous Variables

B (SE) β B (SE) β B (SE) β B (SE) β B (SE) β

Exogenous Variables G2 Substance Use
Problems
G2 CESD G3 Reported Family
Warmth &
Supportiveness
G3 Delinquency G3 CESD
Relocation Program
  Direct Effect .04 (.02) .13 −.78 (.73) −.08 −.001 (.02) −.004 .17 (.24) .04 −.12 (.60) −.01
  Indirect Effect .02 (.01) .05 .29 (.18) .03 −.01 (.01) −.02 .02 (.08) .01 −.06 (.19) −.01
  Total Effect .06 (.02) .18** −.49 (.71) −.05 −.01 (.02) −.02 .19 (.23) .05 −.18 (.57) −.02
G1 Drinking Problems
  Direct Effect .01 (.02) .05 −.22 (.22) −.06 −.54 (.53) −.07
  Indirect Effect −.01 (.01) −.04** .15 (.07) .04* .20 (.19) .03
  Total Effect .00 (.02) .01 −.07 (.21) −.02 −.34 (.52) −.04
G2 Substance Use Problems
  Direct Effect 1.1 (.54) .10* .77 (1.35) .03
  Indirect Effect .33 (.12) .03** .97 (.31) .04**
  Total Effect 1.43 (.53) .13** 1.74 (1.35) .07
G2 CESD
  Direct Effect .03 (.01) .09* .10 (.04) .12**
  Indirect Effect −.001 (.003) −.002 −.002 (.01) −.002
  Total Effect .03 (.01) .09* .10 (.04) .12**

p < .10;

*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001; 2-tailed tests