Table 3.

Unstandardized Cofficients of Direct Effects

Path	Unstandardized Coefficient	SE
Path coefficients of primary study variables
Purpose in Life → Perceived Stress	−.03	.02
Purpose in Life → Coping	.27***	.02
Mastery → Perceived Stress	− 44***	.02
Master → Coping		.02
Perceived Stress → Perceived Health	−.15***	.02
Perceived Stress → Drug Problems	.18***	.03
Coping → Perceived Health	.17***	.02
Coping → Drug Problems	−.13***	.04
Path coefficients of demographic covariates
Age → Perceived Stress	−.04***	.01
Age → Drug Problems	.04**	.02
At Least Some College → Purpose in Life	.11***	.03
At Least Some College → Mastery	.06	.03
At Least Some College → Coping	.07*	.03
Male → Purpose in Life	−.14***	.02
Male → Perceived Stress	−.37***	.03
Male → Perceived Health	.10***	.03
Male → Drug Problems	.26***	.05
White → Purpose in Life	10**	.03
White → Mastery	.15***	.04
White → Coping	.09**	.03
White → Perceived Health	.06	.04
Variable correlations
Purpose in Life ↔ Mastery	.27***	.01
Perceived Stress ↔ Coping	−.01	.01
Perceived Health ↔ Drug Problems	−.10***	.02

^*p ≤.05.

^**p ≤.01.

^***p ≤.001.