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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2020 Aug 9;49(10):2034–2046. doi: 10.1007/s10964-020-01299-7

Table 3.

Model 2: Parent-child relationship quality cascade mediation between adolescent same-sex attraction and adult alcohol abuse among Females.

b se OR/B 95% CI p-value
Wave 4 DSM-IV alcohol abuse regressed on:
 Same-sex attraction (W1) 0.73 0.16 2.07 (1.51, 2.83) < .001
 Parent-child relationship quality (W2) −0.22 0.06 0.80 (0.71, 0.90) < .001
 Parental autonomy granting (W2) 0.43 0.26 1.54 (0.92, 2.58) .102
 Race/ethnicity
  White [ref]
  Black/African American −1.19 0.11 0.31 (0.24, 0.38) < .001
  Latinx −0.50 0.17 0.61 (0.44, 0.84) .003
  Other −0.43 0.16 0.65 (0.48, 0.88) .006
 Family Structure (W1)
  Two-parent [ref]
  Single-parent 0.07 0.09 1.07 (0.90, 1.28) .458
  Step-family/other 0.24 0.11 1.28 (1.03, 1.59) .029
 Adolescent alcohol use (W1) 0.14 0.02 1.15 (1.10, 1.20) < .001
 Receipt of public assistance (W1) −0.16 0.19 0.85 (0.58, 1.25) .418
 Education (W4)
  High school [ref]
  Less than high school 0.87 0.25 2.40 (1.48, 3.90) < .001
  Some college 1.28 0.25 3.60 (2.21, 5.88) < .001
  College or more 1.59 0.26 4.88 (2.95, 8.08) < .001
 Age (W4) −0.16 0.03 0.85 (0.81, 0.90) < .001
 Sexual identity (W4)
  Heterosexual [ref]
  LGB −0.01 0.22 0.99 (0.64, 1.54) .969
 Same-sex attraction (W4) 0.63 0.15 1.88 (1.40, 2.53) < .001
Wave 2 Parent-Child Relationship Quality Regress on:
 Parent-child relationship quality (W1) 0.61 0.02 0.61 (0.57, 0.64) < .001
 Same-sex attraction (W2) −0.04 0.05 −0.01 (−0.09, 0.02) .440
 Race/ethnicity
  White [ref]
  Black/African American 0.03 0.01 0.01 (−0.01, 0.04) .220
  Latinx 0.00 0.00 0.00 (−0.04, 0.04) .960
  Other −0.12 −0.04 −0.04 (−0.08, −0.00) .041
 Family Structure (W1)
  Two-parent
  Single-parent −0.04 −0.03 −0.03 (−0.06, 0.01) .128
  Step-family/other −0.08 −0.04 −0.04 (−0.07, −0.02) .001
 Adolescent alcohol use (W1) −0.01 0.01 −0.03 (−0.06, 0.01) .117
 Receipt of public assistance (W1) 0.04 0.04 0.02 (−0.02, 0.06) .332
Wave 2 Parental Autonomy Granting Regressed on:
 Parental autonomy granting (W1) 0.45 0.02 0.47 (0.44, 0.51) < .001
 Same-sex attraction (W2) 0.02 0.01 0.02 (−0.00, 0.05) .067
 Race/ethnicity
  White [ref]
  Black/African American −0.02 0.01 −0.03 (−0.07, 0.01) .102
  Latinx −0.04 0.01 −0.05 (−0.09, −0.01) .006
  Other −0.03 0.02 −0.03 (−0.07, 0.01) .125
 Family Structure (W1)
  Two-parent
  Single-parent 0.02 0.01 0.05 (0.01, 0.08) .014
  Step-family/other 0.01 0.01 0.02 (−0.02, 0.05) .302
 Adolescent alcohol use (W1) 0.01 0.00 0.06 (0.02, 0.10) .002
 Receipt of public assistance (W1) −0.03 0.01 −0.04 (−0.07, −0.01) .013
Wave 1 parent-child relationship quality regressed on:
 Same-sex attraction (W1) −0.29 0.06 −0.10 (−0.13, −0.06) < .001
Wave 1 parental autonomy granting regressed on:
 Same-sex attraction (W1) 0.04 0.02 0.04 (0.02, 0.07) .003