Table 3.

Summary of Final Mediation Analysis (5,000 bootstrap samples; n = 96).

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	---	YAACQ†			−.002	.09	[−.19, .18]
PTS Status	Craving†	YAACQ†	.78*	.11*	.08	.04	[.03, .19]*
PTS Status	Intensity†	YAACQ†	.11	.35*	.02	.05	[−.002, .06]
PTS Status	Elasticity†	YAACQ†	−.01	−1.68	.01	.02	[−.01, .08]

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