Table 3.
Mediator Domain and Variable | A-Path
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B-Path
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Indirect Effect (C′)
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B | SE | B | SE | B | Z | 95% CI
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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.