Table 2.

Mediation results from growth curve model

Predictor	Mediator(s)	Outcome	Effect	β	t	p-value
Health Protective Behavior	Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Direct	0.031	0.797	0.426
Health Protective Behavior	Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Indirect	−0.022	−2.577	0.010^*

Social Support (intercept)	Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Direct	−0.036	−0.811	0.417
Social Support (intercept)	Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Indirect	−0.037	−2.660	0.008^**

Health as a Value (slope)	Health Protective Behavior -> Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Direct	−0.149	−2.077	0.038^*
Health as a Value (slope)	Health Protective Behavior -> Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Indirect	−0.006	−2.033	0.042^*

Violence/Discrimination	Social Support (intercept) -> Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Direct	0.037	0.923	0.356
Violence/Discrimination	Social Support (intercept) -> Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Indirect	0.012	2.570	0.010^*

African American Race	Violence/discrimination -> Social Support (intercept) -> Psych Distress	Drug Risk	Direct	−0.073	−1.706	0.088^{^}
African American Race		Drug Risk	Indirect	0.004	2.568	0.010^*

Violence/Discrimination	Social Support (intercept)	Psych Distress	Direct	0.107	2.368	0.018^*
Violence/Discrimination	Social Support (intercept)	Psych Distress	Indirect	0.085	4.340	0.000^**

Health as a Value (slope)	Health Protective Behavior	Psych Distress	Direct	0.171	1.865	0.062^{^}
Health as a Value (slope)	Health Protective Behavior	Psych Distress	Indirect	−0.068	−2.354	0.019^*

^{^}

p<0.10;

p<0.05;

^**

p<0.01