Table 5.
OLS Regression Path Estimates for Behavioral Mediators of 3-Month Heavy Drinking and Negative Consequences
| a Path of BMI to Mediator | b path of Mediator to Outcome
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| β(se)~ | p~ | β(se) | p | β(se) | p | |
| Single Mediators | ||||||
| Rate Control | 0.133 (.16) | 0.404 | −0.135 (.07) | 0.045 | −0.059 (.07) | 0.436 |
| Self-Reinforce/Punishment | 0.141 (.16) | 0.376 | −0.234 (.07) | <0.001 | −0.122 (.08) | 0.126 |
| Alternatives | 0.386 (.16) | 0.017 | −0.169 (.07) | 0.012 | −0.042 (.08) | 0.588 |
| Avoidance | 0.331 (.16) | 0.036 | −0.180 (.07) | 0.008 | −0.190 (.08) | 0.014 |
| Limit Drive/Cash | −0.151 (.16) | 0.350 | −0.043 (.07) | 0.519 | −0.085 (.08) | 0.265 |
| Time/Food Control | −0.107 (.16) | 0.512 | 0.001 (.07) | 0.983 | 0.027 (.07) | 0.719 |
| Awareness | 0.174 (.16) | 0.276 | −0.049 (.07) | 0.467 | −0.111 (.07) | 0.132 |
| Multiple Mediators* | ||||||
| Alternatives | 0.386 (.16) | 0.017 | −0.117 (.07) | 0.104 | ||
| Avoidance | 0.338 (.16) | 0.034 | −0.129 (.07) | 0.077 | ||
Notes. Regression coefficient estimates significant at the .05 level in bold.
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a path data shown for heavy drinking days; negative consequence a path estimates are substantively the same though vary slightly due to a different baseline covariate for the outcome variable (i.e., baseline negative consequences). Single mediator effect for the total scale score was non-significant.
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Total indirect effect significant for bias corrected and percentile bootstrap confidence intervals (−.09; 95%CI: −.19 to −.02).