Table 2.
Decomposition of Effects
| Time on own | Substance use | Friends selling sex | Risky sexual behaviors | Self-reported STDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family abuse | |||||
| Direct | .27** | .19** | .19** | .00 | .00 |
| Indirect | .00 | .02 | .03** | .23** | .13** |
| Total | .27** | .22** | .22** | .23** | .13** |
| Gender | |||||
| Direct | −.28** | −.18** | .04 | .25** | .08* |
| Indirect | .00 | .03 | −.03** | −.17** | .05 |
| Total | −.28** | −.21** | .07 | .08 | .13** |
| Time on own | |||||
| Direct | .09 | .11** | .19** | .00 | |
| Indirect | .00 | .00 | .08* | .16** | |
| Total | .09 | .11** | .28** | .16** | |
| Substance use | |||||
| Direct | .41** | .00 | |||
| Indirect | .00 | .23** | |||
| Total | .41** | .23** | |||
| Friends selling sex | |||||
| Direct | .41** | .00 | |||
| Indirect | .00 | .23** | |||
| Total | .41** | .23** | |||
| Risky sexual behaviors | |||||
| Direct | .57** | ||||
| Indirect | .00 | ||||
| Total | .57** | ||||
p < .05;
p < .01.