Table 3.
Correlations among Time 1 Variables for Adolescent, Romantic Partners, and Best Friends.
| Adolescent - Romantic Partner | Adolescent - Best Friend | Romantic Partner – Best Friend | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 6th & 7th | 8th | All | 6th & 7th | 8th | All | 6th & 7th | 8th | |
| Cigarette use | .24** | -- | .13 | .40*** | -- | .35* | −.02 | -- | −.09 |
| Alcohol use | .56*** | -- | .53*** | .40*** | -- | .35* | .02 | -- | −.07 |
| Behavior problems | .17 | .27* | .04 | .04 | −.06 | .10 | .08 | −.04 | .60** |
p < .05,
p < .01,
p < .001.