Table 4.
Results of Single and Multiple Group Structural Equation Models
| Time period | Substance | Model | Group | N | Conduct Problems (CP) | Depressive Symptoms (DS) | Substance Time 1 | R2 | CFI | TLI | RMSEA | X2 | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | B | B | |||||||||||
| 8th–12th | Alcohol | Full Sample | 2,944 | 0.13 * | −0.05 | 0.21 *** | 0.08 | 1.00 | 0.99 | 0.01 | 44.05 | 35 | |
| Gender | Male | 1,513 | 0.19 a** | −0.02 | 0.25 *** | 0.13 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 132.57 | 85 | ||
| Female | 1,379 | −0.09 a | −0.03 | 0.27 *** | 0.05 | ||||||||
| Cigarettes | Full Sample | 2,965 | 0.03 | 0.09 * | 0.43 *** | 0.23 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.01 | 54.85 | 35 | ||
| Gender | Male | 1,527 | 0.04 | 0.09 * | 0.43 *** | 0.23 | 0.98 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 158.91 | 89 | ||
| Female | 1,386 | 0.02 | 0.09 * | 0.43 *** | 0.23 | ||||||||
| Marijuana | Full Sample | 2,962 | 0.26 *** | 0.03 | 0.13 * | 0.12 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 34.33 | 35 | ||
| Gender | Male | 1,522 | 0.25 *** | 0.03 | 0.13 * | 0.11 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 139.37 | 89 | ||
| Female | 1,388 | 0.20 *** | 0.04 | 0.18 * | 0.11 | ||||||||
| 8th–10th | Alcohol | Full Sample | 2,944 | 0.16 *** | 0.02 | 0.30 *** | 0.17 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.01 | 42.03 | 35 | |
| Gender | Male | 1,518 | 0.16 ** | 0.01 | 0.34 *** | 0.19 | 0.99 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 126.69 | 86 | ||
| Female | 1,381 | 0.11 ** | 0.01 | 0.33 *** | 0.17 | ||||||||
| Cigarettes | Full Sample | 2,968 | 0.01 | 0.11 *** | 0.59 *** | 0.40 | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.02 | 59.85 | 35 | ||
| Gender | Male | 1,528 | 0.01 | 0.10 ** | 0.57 *** | 0.37 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.03 | 173.30 | 90 | ||
| Female | 1,388 | 0.00 | 0.11 *** | 0.63 *** | 0.45 | ||||||||
| Marijuana | Full Sample | 2,964 | 0.23 *** | 0.06 | 0.28 *** | 0.20 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 36.21 | 35 | ||
| Gender | Male | 1,524 | 0.26 *** | 0.04 | 0.26 *** | 0.19 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.02 | 132.22 | 89 | ||
| Female | 1,388 | 0.20 *** | 0.05 | 0.32 *** | 0.21 | ||||||||
| 10th–12th | Alcohol | Full Sample | 2,363 | 0.01 | −0.02 | 0.54 *** | 0.29 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 310.37 | 136 | |
| Gender | Male | 1,152 | 0.04 a | 0.00 | 0.54 *** | 0.31 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.02 | 549.92 | 300 | ||
| Female | 1,170 | −0.14 a* | 0.01 | 0.55 *** | 0.25 | ||||||||
| Cigarettes | Full Sample | 2,365 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.74 *** | 0.56 | 0.97 | 0.96 | 0.02 | 335.06 | 136 | ||
| Gender | Male | 1,154 | 0.06 a | 0.06 * | 0.70 *** | 0.55 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.03 | 596.64 | 302 | ||
| Female | 1,170 | −0.15 a** | 0.07 * | 0.80 *** | 0.60 | ||||||||
| Marijuana | Full Sample | 2,365 | 0.04 | 0.10 *** | 0.62 a | 0.45 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.02 | 301.41 | 136 | ||
| Gender | Male | 1,154 | 0.11 | 0.09 ** | 0.61 *** | 0.48 | 0.96 | 0.96 | 0.02 | 518.44 | 294 | ||
| Female | 1,170 | −0.16** | 0.13 ** | 0.67 *** | 0.41 | ||||||||
p < .05,
p < .01,
p < .001
Estimates significantly different in males versus females, p < .05
Note. All regression coefficients are standardized.