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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc Health. 2016 Jun 3;59(3):262–268. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.04.010

Table 3. Results from multilevel models testing G3 norms as mediators of the association between G2 marijuana use and G3 substance use (N = 216).

Parameter Alcohol Use Marijuana Use


Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
B SE B SE B SE B SE B SE B SE
Initial level at age 10 (intercept) -0.675 4.154 0.723 4.353 1.558 4.263 -10.682 7.880 -11.622 8.299 -8.770 8.324
Time-fixed predictors of intercept
 SSDP G2 age at child birth -0.430* 0.206 -0.461* 0.214 -0.450* 0.212 -0.174 0.351 -0.115 0.368 -0.182 0.373
 G2 education 0.429 0.364 0.457 0.374 0.460 0.368 0.598 0.569 0.554 0.578 0.583 0.593
 G3 female 2.522* 0.991 2.881* 1.028 2.488* 1.022 2.899 1.511 3.815* 1.591 3.276* 1.637
 SSDP G2 depression at age 24 -0.219 0.194 -0.046 0.188 -0.247 0.198 -0.031 0.285 0.241 0.279 0.013 0.285
 G1 historical MJ use 0.940 1.059 1.089 1.016 1.283 1.005 1.734 1.468 1.867 1.451 2.262 1.398
 SSDP G2 high school MJ use 0.222* 0.110 0.208 0.115 0.205 0.113 -0.103 0.388 -0.265 0.384 -0.313 0.425
 SSDP G2 early adult MJ use 0.093 0.078 0.062 0.080 0.102 0.078 0.033 0.162 -0.033 0.172 0.042 0.169
G3 age (slope) -0.184 0.964 -0.337 1.011 -0.584 0.992 1.728 1.664 2.374 1.712 1.590 1.727
G3 age2 -0.028 0.029 -0.031 0.030 -0.012 0.030 -0.114* 0.054 -0.144* 0.054 -0.113* 0.056
Time-fixed predictors of slope
 SSDP G2 age at child birth .057 .041 0.077 0.043 0.063 0.042 0.018 0.063 0.020 0.065 0.026 0.066
 G2 education -.029 .056 -0.029 0.057 -0.017 0.057 -0.047 0.084 -0.038 0.086 -0.030 0.089
 G3 female -.333* .145 -0.411* 0.151 -0.349* 0.150 -0.496* 0.225 -0.647* 0.234 -0.580* 0.244
 SSDP G2 depression at age 24 .036 .028 -0.147 0.144 0.034 0.029 0.026 0.040 -0.029 0.039 0.009 0.041
 G1 historical MJ use -.148 .149 -0.029 0.020 -0.192 0.141 -0.259 0.216 -0.211 0.211 -0.292 0.202
 SSDP G2 high school MJ use -.035 .018 -0.012 0.014 -0.035 0.020 0.017 0.051 0.046 0.052 0.050 0.058
 SSDP G2 early adult MJ use -.014 .014 0.002 0.027 -0.016 0.013 -0.011 0.027 -0.004 0.028 -0.013 0.028
Time-varying covariates
 G2 current MJ use 0.044 0.024 0.062* 0.023 0.048 0.025 0.039 0.031 0.063* 0.030 0.044 0.032
 G3 own norms 1.603* 0.331 - - - - 2.256* 0.424 - - - -
 G3 Perceived parent norms - - 1.443* 0.353 - - - - 0.834* 0.365 - -
 G3 Perceived peer norms - - - - 1.346* 0.223 - - - - 1.274* 0.268
*

p < .05.

MJ = marijuana; G1 = grandparent; G2 = parent; G3 = child.