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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2013 Mar 21;38(7):2361–2368. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2013.03.008

Table 3.

Standardized Total Effects (z-statistic) of Independent Variables (N=404).

Independent Constructs Offspring Cigarette Smoking at T7 (Late 30s)

Standardized Total Effects (z-statistic)
Offspring Maladaptive Personal Attributes (Late 30s) 0.21 (3.81)***
Offspring Educational Level (Late 30s) −0.22 (−4.43)***
Maternal Maladaptive Personal Attributes (Mid-60s) 0.04 (2.32)*
Maternal Cigarette Smoking (Mid-60s) 0.08 (1.68)*
Offspring Maladaptive Personal Attributes in Adolescence 0.10 (3.33)***
Maternal Cigarette Smoking (Early 40s) 0.04 (1.62)
Mother-Adolescent Child Weak Attachment Relationship 0.06 (2.98)**
Maternal Maladaptive Personal Attributes (Early 40s) 0.06 (3.28)***

Notes:

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001 (one-tailed test);

The offspring's age, gender, smoking in adolescence, and the mother's age and educational level were statistically controlled.