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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addiction. 2018 Feb 7;113(6):1139–1148. doi: 10.1111/add.14160

Table 3.

Association of Conduct Problems to Substance Use-Related Outcomes and Mediation by Alternative Reinforcement

Component Paths Mediation


Outcome Total Effect
CP → Outcome
CP → Mediator
[95% CI]
Mediator → Outcome
[95% CI]
Direct Effect
CP → Outcome
Adjusting for
Mediatora
[95% CI]
Indirect Effect
[95% CI]
Outcome: Marijuana Use
Past 6-month (yes/no) 0.25 (0.17, 0.34) −0.14 (−0.18, −0.10) −0.10 (−0.14, −0.06) 0.24 (0.20, 0.27) 0.013 (0.006, 0.021)***
Past-30 Day Frequency 0.26 (0.20, 0.32) −0.15 (−0.19, −0.11) −0.11 (−0.16, −0.06) 0.25 (0.18, 0.31) 0.017 (0.006, 0.027)***
Outcome: Cigarette Use
Past 6-month (yes/no) 0.24 (0.16, 0.32) −0.13 (−0.17, −0.09) −0.04 (−0.12, 0.04) 0.24 (0.15, 0.32)    0.005 (−0.006, 0.016)
Past-30 Day Frequency 0.23 (0.15, 0.31) −0.11 (−0.15, −0.06) −0.03 (−0.14, 0.08) 0.23 (0.14, 0.31) 0.003 (−0.009, 0.015)
Outcome: Alcohol Use
Past 6-month (yes/no) 0.21 (0.05, 0.35) −0.14 (−0.17, −0.10) −0.01 (−0.05, 0.05) 0.21 (0.06, 0.35) 0.001 (−0.006, 0.007)
Past-30 Day Frequency 0.17 (0.12, 0.22) −0.13 (−0.17, −0.09) −0.01 (−0.06, 0.04) 0.17 (0.12, 0.22) 0.002 (−0.004, 0.008)

Note. β (95%CI) = Standardized parameter estimates for predictor with 95% confidence interval. CP = Conduct Problem. The model is adjusted for highest parental education, percent of students eligible for free lunch (school-level), ethnicity, sex, peer substance use, positive urgency, depression, anxiety, panic symptoms, and living situation.

a

This model also represents the Direct Effect in traditional path analysis.

*

p < .05,

**

p < .01,

***

p < .001,

p < .0001.