Table 5. Unstandardized and Standardized Path Coefficients on Gender and SES for Washington State and Victoria From the Final Structural Equation Model.
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| Paths | Unstandardized coefficients (SE) | Standardized coefficients | Unstandardized coefficients (SE) | Standardized coefficients |
| Gender (0 = male, 1 = female)→ | ||||
| Family protection | -0.08* (.04) | -.07* | 0.03 (.04) | .03 |
| School protection | 0.18* (.04) | .22* | 0.18* (.04) | .19* |
| Favorable attitudes toward problem behavior | -0.00 (.02) | -.01 | -0.01 (.02) | -.01 |
| Exposure to sibling and peer problem behavior | 0.03* (.01) | .09* | -0.02* (.01) | -.07* |
| Early onset of alcohol use | 0.09 (.10) | .04 | -0.19* (.08) | -.08* |
| Frequent alcohol use | 0.26* (.12) | .11* | 0.11 (.09) | .05 |
| Heavy drinking | 0.17 (.13) | .07 | 0.38* (.11) | .14* |
| Alcohol harm | 0.10 (.12) | .04 | 0.29* (.10) | .11* |
| SES→ | ||||
| Family protection | 0.10* (.03) | .15* | 0.06* (.02) | .10* |
| School protection | 0.09* (.02) | .19* | 0.11* (.02) | .19* |
| Favorable attitudes toward problem behavior | 0.01 (.01) | .02 | 0.01 (.01) | .04 |
| Exposure to sibling and peer problem behavior | -0.02* (.01) | -.12* | -0.02* (.01) | -.09* |
| Early onset of alcohol use | 0.01 (.05) | .00 | -0.08 (.05) | -.06 |
| Frequent alcohol use | -0.03 (.07) | -.02 | -0.06 (.06) | -.04 |
| Heavy drinking | -0.16* (.08) | -.11* | -0.14* (.06) | -.08* |
| Alcohol harm | 0.03 (.07) | .02 | -0.03 (.06) | -.02 |
Note: other significant path coefficients from the final structural equation model are shown in Figure 2, while nonsignificant path coefficients are available upon request.
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p < .05 or better