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. 2014 May;75(3):404–414. doi: 10.15288/jsad.2014.75.404

Table 6.

Multilevel analyses of moderation of peer norms by drinking status, extreme peer orientation, and gender, controlling for baseline age

Moderator variable Willingness–best-friend
Willingness–classmate
Interaction odds ratio [95% CI] Interaction odds ratio [95% CI]
Gender
 Injunctive norms–close friend 0.73 [0.55, 0.98]* 0.82 [0.60, 1.11]
 Descriptive norms–close friend 0.96 [0.43, 2.17] 0.67 [0.32, 1.41]
 Descriptive norms–classmate 0.73 [0.47, 1.15] 0.77 [0.47, 1.26]
Baseline alcohol use–ever sip
 Injunctive norms–close friend 0.81 [0.61, 1.09] 0.77 [0.57, 1.05]
 Descriptive norms–close friend 0.26 [0.11, 0.58]*** 0.26 [0.13, 0.53]***
 Descriptive norms–classmate 0.62 [0.39, 0.97]* 0.58 [0.36, 0.95]*
Baseline alcohol use–ever full drink
 Injunctive norms–close friend 1.19 [0.73, 1.93] 1.16 [0.74, 1.80]
 Descriptive norms–close friend 1.65 [0.62, 4.39] 1.56 [0.67, 3.64]
 Descriptive norms–classmate 0.99 [0.39, 2.54] 1.09 [0.47, 2.54]
Extreme peer orientation
 Injunctive norms–close friend 0.93 [0.81, 1.09] 0.94 [0.81, 1.08]
 Descriptive norms–close friend 0.52 [0.33, 0.83]** 0.68 [0.48, 0.98]*
 Descriptive norms–classmate 0.70 [0.56, 0.87]** 0.80 [0.64, 1.01]

Notes: Models included a given interaction terms as well as the main effects and the covariate. Ns from 996 to 997 (between subjects) and 2,758 to 2,772 (within subjects). 95% CI = 95% confidence interval.

*

p <. 05

**

p < .01

***

p < .001