Table 3.
Tests of Mediation for Path Analysis Models
| Model | Pathway | Indirect Effects
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|---|---|---|---|
| β a | SE | ||
| 1 | 1 Marginalization → School Attachment → Depressive Symptoms → Marijuana Use | .001 | (.000) * |
| 2 Marginalization → School Attachment → Marijuana Use | .000 | (.000) | |
| 3 Marginalization → Depressive Symptoms → Marijuana Use | −.001 | (.001) | |
| 2 | 1 Marginalization → School Attachment → Depressive Symptoms → Marijuana Use Never vs. Initiated | −.010 | (.004) * |
| 2 Marginalization → School Attachment → Marijuana Use Never vs. Initiated | −.017 | (.009) | |
| 3 Marginalization → Depressive Symptoms → Marijuana Use Never vs. Initiated | .010 | (.009) | |
| 4 Marginalization → School Attachment → Depressive Symptoms → Marijuana Use Both vs. Initiated | .005 | (.003) | |
| 5 Marginalization → School Attachment → Marijuana Use Both vs. Initiated | .023 | (.011) * | |
| 6 Marginalization → Depressive Symptoms → Marijuana Use Both vs. Initiated | −.005 | (.006) | |
| 3 | 1 Marginalization → School Attachment → Depressive Symptoms → Alcohol Use | .000 | (.000) * |
| 2 Marginalization → School Attachment → Alcohol Use | .001 | (.001) | |
| 3 Marginalization → Depressive Symptoms → Alcohol Use | .000 | (.000) | |
| 4 | 1 Marginalization → School Attachment → Depressive Symptoms → Alcohol Use Never vs. Initiated | −.006 | (.003) * |
| 2 Marginalization → School Attachment → Alcohol Use Never vs. Initiated | −.002 | (.006) | |
| 3 Marginalization → Depressive Symptoms → Alcohol Use Never vs. Initiated | .006 | (.006) | |
| 4 Marginalization → School Attachment → Depressive Symptoms → Alcohol Use Both vs. Initiated | .009 | (.003) * | |
| 5 Marginalization → School Attachment → Alcohol Use Both vs. Initiated | .014 | (.009) | |
| 6 Marginalization → Depressive Symptoms → Alcohol Use Both vs. Initiated | −.008 | (.008) | |
p < .05.
coefficient estimates in models 2 are unstandardized because the endogenous variables are categorical.