Autoregressive cross-lagged model of reciprocal relationships between alcohol use and friends' alcohol use.
Note: Coefficients are standardized. Dashed lines are not significant. All paths are adjusted for sex, racial/ethnic minority status, and current age, family income, and marital status. Long – 1 or 2 long DRD4 alleles; Short – two short DRD 4 alleles.
Alcohol use is measured as the log-transformed average number of ounces of ethanol consumed per day in the last month; friends' alcohol use is assessed as a percentage of close friends drinking alcoholic beverages at Wave 4 and as a percentage of close friends considered to be heavy drinkers at Waves 5-7.
*p<.05; **p<.01; ***p<.001.