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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2014 Nov 4;44(10):1914–1928. doi: 10.1007/s10964-014-0210-z

Table 4.

Results of the SAB models of friendship network and marijuana (MJ) use dynamics in School 1

# Model Parameter MJ history (baseline)
MJ history +current MJ use
MJ history +risk factors
Est. SE Est. SE Est. SE
Effects on Network Dynamics
1  Rate of change 8.86 0.46 ** 8.88 0.53 ** 8.81 0.48 **
2  Limited nominations on rate −0.75 0.32 * −0.74 0.38 + −0.59 0.47
Structural effects
3  outdegree (density) −4.87 0.12 ** −4.95 0.12 ** −4.95 0.13 **
4  reciprocity 3.08 0.11 ** 3.07 0.12 ** 3.11 0.12 **
5  transitive triplets 0.71 0.07 ** 0.71 0.06 ** 0.70 0.08 **
6  3-cycles −1.09 0.13 ** −1.08 0.12 ** −1.08 0.13 **
7  transitive ties 1.27 0.11 ** 1.27 0.13 ** 1.27 0.13 **
8  outdegree-popularity (sqrt.) −0.48 0.08 ** −0.47 0.07 ** −0.52 0.08 **
Control attributes
9  male alter 0.03 0.05 0.03 0.05 0.06 0.06
10  male ego 0.11 0.07 + 0.12 0.06 * 0.13 0.07 +
11  same male 0.32 0.05 ** 0.32 0.05 ** 0.32 0.06 **
12  same race 1.15 0.06 ** 1.15 0.06 ** 1.16 0.07 **
13  grade alter 0.19 0.05 ** 0.19 0.05 ** 0.19 0.06 **
14  grade ego −0.14 0.07 * −0.14 0.06 * −0.13 0.06 *
15  same grade 0.41 0.05 ** 0.41 0.05 ** 0.40 0.05 **
16  parent education alter 0.08 0.03 ** 0.08 0.02 ** 0.06 0.03 *
17  parent education alter squared 0.01 0.02 0.01 0.03 0.01 0.03
18  parent education ego −0.07 0.03 ** −0.07 0.03 * −0.07 0.03 *
19  parent education similarity 0.21 0.11 + 0.21 0.12 + 0.21 0.12 +
20  limited nominations ego 0.23 0.16 0.23 0.18 0.20 0.15
Risk and protective factors
21  neuroticism alter 0.00 0.01
22  neuroticism alter squared 0.00 0.00
23  neuroticism ego −0.01 0.01
24  neuroticism similarity 0.17 0.23
25  delinquency alter −0.03 0.03
26  delinquency alter squared 0.01 0.02
27  delinquency ego 0.03 0.04
28  delinquency similarity 0.41 0.15 **
29  GPA alter 0.13 0.04 **
30  GPA alter squared −0.01 0.03
31  GPA ego −0.05 0.04
32  GPA similarity 0.20 0.11 +
33  school attach alter 0.03 0.04
34  school attach alter squared 0.03 0.03
35  school attach ego 0.07 0.05
36  school attach similarity 0.19 0.16
37  school trouble alter −0.06 0.04
38  school trouble alter squared −0.02 0.03
39  school trouble ego −0.18 0.05 **
40  school trouble similarity 0.11 0.17
Any past month MJ use
41  current MJ use alter 0.06 0.09 0.11 0.09
42  current MJ use ego −0.12 0.10 −0.08 0.10
43  same current MJ use 0.17 0.07 * 0.16 0.08 *
Any history of MJ use
44  history of MJ use alter −0.10 0.06 + −0.10 0.08 0.01 0.07
45  history of MJ use ego −0.16 0.07 * −0.05 0.09 0.00 0.09
46  same history of MJ use 0.27 0.06 ** 0.20 0.06 ** 0.18 0.07 *

Effects on History of MJ Use
47 Rate of change (i.e., initiation) 0.12 0.03 ** 0.12 0.03 ** 0.13 0.03 **
Control attributes
48  male 0.49 0.29 + 0.48 0.28 + 0.30 0.30
49  outside-of-school friends 0.24 0.06 ** 0.24 0.06 ** 0.19 0.08 *
Risk and protective factors
50  delinquency 0.25 0.16
51  GPA −0.43 0.19 *
52  school trouble 0.36 0.19 +
Friend influence
53  total friend exposure 0.52 0.16 ** 0.52 0.17 ** 0.50 0.18 **

Note. Model estimates (Est.) are unstandardized coefficients.

+

p < .10,

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01