Table 5.

Summary of Mediation Analysis for Women (5,000 bootstrap samples; n = 161¹) with Each DERS Subscale Tested Simultaneously while Adjusting for Negative Affect.

Independent Variable (IV)	Mediating variable (M)	Dependent variable (DV)	Coefficient	SE	95% CI
PCL-S	---	YAACQ	.04	.06	[−.084, .165]
PCL-S	IMPULSE	YAACQ	.02	.04	[−.045, .096]
PCL-S	GOALS	YAACQ	.10	.03	[.044, .176]*
PCL-S	NONACCEPTANCE	YAACQ	.01	.04	[−.077, .088]
PCL-S	CLARITY	YAACQ	.00	.01	[−.011, .020]
PCL-S	STRATEGIES	YAACQ	−.05	.07	[−.187, .076]
PCL-S	AWARE	YAACQ	.01	.01	[−.006, .034]

Note. PCL-S = PTSD Checklist Stressor Specific. DERS = Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale. YAACQ = Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire; IMPULSE = Impulse Control Difficulties; GOALS = Difficulties Engaging in Goal-Directed Behavior; NONACCEPT = Nonacceptance of Emotional Responses; CLARITY = Lack of Emotional Clarity; STRATEGIES = Limited Access to Emotion Regulation Strategies; AWARE = Lack of Emotional Awareness.

¹Sample size reduced due to missing data on some variables.

^*Statistical significance determined by confidence intervals excluding zero.