Table 3.

Results from Multilevel Mediation Analyses of PDA Over Time as a Function of Gender. NS and NS+CM Treatments Only. N=141.

Mediator Domain and Variable	A-Path		B-Path		Indirect Effect (C′)
	B	SE	B	SE	B	Z	95% CI
	B	SE	B	SE	B	Z	Lower CI	Upper CI
Emotional Distress/Pathology Variables
Beck Depression Score	1.7913^*	0.792	−0.0053^*	0.003	−0.010	−1.52	−0.029	0.010
State Anxiety Score	2.9452^*	1.191	−0.0034	0.002	−0.010	−1.50	−0.030	0.010
Trait Anger Score	1.5178^*	0.520	−0.0149	0.011	−0.023	−1.20	−0.077	0.032
Social Network Variables
Abstinent Friends in Network	−0.1207^*	0.014	0.0453^*	0.019	−0.005	−2.30^*	−0.008	−0.003
Attitudinal Support - Abstinence	−0.2029^***	0.061	0.0567	0.033	−0.012	−1.52	−0.030	0.007
Attitudinal Support - Drinking	0.1344^*	0.624	−0.0442	0.034	−0.006	−0.21	−0.020	0.188
Behavioral Support - Abstinence	−0.0457	0.029	0.0981	0.072	−0.004	−1.03	−0.024	0.015
Behavioral Support – Drinking	0.0582	0.165	−0.0233^*	0.126	0.001	0.16	−0.191	0.194
Social Support for Drinking	0.1734	0.091	−0.0495^*	0.023	−0.009	−1.43	−0.028	0.011
AA Involvement
AA Meetings	−3.8966^*	1.778	0.0026^*	0.001	0.010	1.58	−0.009	0.029
Cognitive/Behavioral Change Processes
Self-Efficacy	−2.5328^*	0.365	0.0017^*	0.001	−0.004	−2.36^*	−0.006	−0.002
Coping Total Score	−0.1496^**	0.488	0.0364	0.042	−0.005	−0.83	−0.025	0.014
Readiness Score	0.7597	0.446	0.0051	0.608	−0.001	−0.01	−0.275	0.274

p < .05;

^**

p < .01;

^***

p < .001

Note: A-Path: Effect of gender on the mediator. B-path: Effect of mediator on outcome (PDA over time). Indirect effect: Portion of the effect of gender on PDA over time that is accounted for by the mediator variable. Gender was coded as Men=1; Women=2.