Table 2.
Unstandardized and Standardized Coefficients for the Estimated Structural Equation Model
| EQUATION 1: USE OF ALCOHOL FOR COPING | ||||
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| Non-Students (n = 118) | Students (n = 223) | |||
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| b (95%CI)a | βb | b (95%CIa | βb | |
| Age | 0.024 (−0.016; 0.064) | .073 | −0.015 (−0.070; 0.038) | −.031 |
| Sex (Male) | −0.120 (−0.353; 0.120) | −.153 | −0.025 (−0.194; 0.142) | −.034 |
| Non-Hispanic White | −0.114 (−0.326; 0.101) | −.146 | 0.133 (−0.041; 0.317) | .178 |
| Lives w Parent (Yes) | −0.065 (−0.269; 0.137) | −.083 | −0.002 (−0.165; 0.161) | −.003 |
| Par. Alc. Prob. (Yes) | 0.131 (−0.103; 0.374) | .168 | −0.039 (−0.414; 0.364) | −.051 |
| Days Used Alcohol | 0.005 (−0.002; 0.011) | .115 | 0.003 (−0.002; 0.009) | .067 |
| PHQ-2 Depression | 0.012 (−0.007; 0.031) | .089 | 0.045** (0.025; 0.064) | .290 |
| Enhancement Motives | 0.455** (0.288; 0.597) | .492 | 0.376** (0.244; 0.517) | .383 |
| Social Motives | 0.221* (0.050; 0.378) | .217 | 0.258** (0.095; 0.401) | .215 |
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EQUATION 2: SHORT INVENTORY OF PROBLEMS
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| Age | 0.249 (−0.293; 0.836) | .075 | 0.192 (−0.257; 0.679) | .051 |
| Sex (Male) | −0.934 (−3.602; 1.722) | −.119 | 0.025 (−1.500; 1.568) | .004 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.779 (−0.723; 4.586) | .227 | −0.581 (−2.281; 0.858) | −.097 |
| Lives w Parent (Yes) | −0.630 (−3.268; 1.494) | −.081 | 0.328 (−1.322; 2.073) | .055 |
| Par. Alc. Prob. (Yes) | −2.401 (−5.266; 0.277) | −.307 | 1.771 (−0.420; 4.151) | .295 |
| Days Used Alcohol | −0.005 (−0.106; 0.093) | −.012 | 0.009 (−0.054; 0.076) | .023 |
| PHQ-2 Depression | 0.091 (−0.152; 0.390) | .066 | 0.043 (−0.115; 0.196) | .035 |
| Enhancement Motives | 2.472* (0.307; 4.683) | .273 | 0.924 (−0.088; 2.152) | .117 |
| Social Motives | −0.352 (−2.503; 1.914) | −.034 | 0.295 (−1.050; 1.647) | .031 |
| Coping Motives | 3.533* (0.615; 6.676) | .353 | 3.556** (2.060; 5.197) | .443 |
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EQUATION 3: FREQUENCY OF HED
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| Age | 0.460 (−0.586; 1.551) | .077 | 0.994 (−0.058; 2.212) | .126 |
| Sex (Male) | 1.598 (−3.239; 6.103) | .113 | 6.012** (2.662; 9.717) | .480 |
| Non-Hispanic White | 2.456 (−1.844; 7.218) | .174 | −1.736 (−5.687; 1.973) | −.139 |
| Lives w Parent (Yes) | −1.260 (−6.015; 3.146) | −.089 | −2.077 (−5.672; 2.138) | −.137 |
| Par. Alc. Prob. (Yes) | −0.687 (−6.836; 6.357) | −.049 | 3.902 (−2.179; 10.978) | .31T |
| PHQ-2 Depression | 0.397 (−0.138; 1.042) | .159 | −0.066 (−0.410; 0.291) | −.026 |
| Enhancement Motives | 6.631** (1.638; 12.242) | .405 | 4.246** (1.317; 7.726) | .259 |
| Social Motives | −2.206 (−8.755; 3.486) | −.120 | 0.071 (−3.487; 3.319) | .004 |
| Coping Motives | 1.076 (−4.731; 7.052) | .060 | 1.901 (−1.389; 5.075) | .114 |
a
95% Confidence intervals estimated by bias-corrected bootstrap resampling with 10,000 draws.
b
Fully-standardized coefficients for continuous covariates, y-standardized coefficients for categorical covariates.
*
95% Confidence interval estimate excludes 0.
**
99% Confidence interval estimate (not presented in table or text) excludes 0.