Table 2.

Summary of Final Mediation Analysis (5,000 bootstrap samples; n = 103–203). Each Mediator Run Separately.

Independent Variable (IV)	Mediating variable (M)	Dependent variable (DV)	IV to M Coefficient	M to DV Coefficient	Indirect Effect Coefficient	SE	95% CI
PTS Status	Craving†	YAACQ†	.43*	.10*	.04	.02	[.01, .10]*
PTS Status	Intensity†	YAACQ†	.09*	.26*	.02	.02	[.001, .07]*
PTS Status	Omax†	YAACQ†	.01	−.01	−.0001	.01	[−.01, .01]
PTS Status	Elasticity†	YAACQ†	−.02*	−2.99*	.05	.03	[.006, .12]*

Note. PTS Status = PTSD Screening Status; PACS = Penn Alcohol Craving Scale; YAACQ = Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire

^*Statistical significance determined by confidence intervals excluding zero

^†variable was transformed