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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Adolesc. 2020 Sep 20;30(4):1051–1066. doi: 10.1111/jora.12579

Table 1b.

Conditional Growth Model Results for Impulsivity and Sensation Seeking Predicting Alcohol Use

Effects for Intercept Factor Impulsivity
Sensation Seeking
EST SE STD p< EST SE STD p<



Intercept Factor
 Intercept Factor Mean 1.97 0.04 .01 1.64 1.96 .40
 Intercept Factor Variance 0.09 0.01 0.97 .01 20.71 1.79 0.86 .01
Effects of Time-Invariant Predictors
 FH Status 0.14 0.04 0.19 .01 −0.01 0.64 −0.01 .99
Relations Between Outcomes
 IMP Intercept 5.48 1.02 0.35 .00
 IMP Slope −0.90 1.59 −0.05 .57
Random Effect Covariances
 Within-Variable Covariance with Slope −0.03 0.01 −0.38 .01 −5.38 1.48 −0.30 .01

Effects for Slope Factor Impulsivity
Sensation Seeking
EST SE STD p< EST SE STD p<



Slope Factor
 Slope Factor Mean −0.13 0.03 .01 4.04 2.36 .09
 Slope Factor Variance 0.07 0.01 1.00 .01 15.87 3.01 0.94
 Age 13.0 Loading 0.00 0.00
 Age 13.5 Loading 0.06 0.06 0.05 .31 0.19 0.07 0.15 .01
 Age 14.0 Loading 0.32 0.07 0.24 .01 0.35 0.09 0.28 .01
 Age 14.5 Loading 0.52 0.06 0.40 .01 0.53 0.11 0.42 .01
 Age 15.0 Loading 0.64 0.05 0.49 .01 0.67 0.13 0.52 .01
 Age 15.5 Loading 0.93 0.07 0.67 .01 1.00 0.06 0.72 .01
 Age 16.0 Loading 1.00 1.00
Effects of Time-Invariant Predictors
 FH Status 0.05 0.04 0.07 .26 −1.11 0.69 −0.11 .11
Relations Between Outcomes
 IMP Intercept −0.70 1.15 −0.05 .55
 IMP Slope 3.29 1.45 0.21 .02

Effects for Alcohol Use at Age 16 EST SE STD p<



 FH Status 1.02 0.56 0.19 .07
 IMP Intercept 0.18 0.76 0.03 .82
 IMP Slope 1.41 0.96 0.16 .14
 SS Intercept 0.24 0.05 0.54 .01
 SS Slope 0.12 0.07 0.23 .08

Note: EST = unstandardized estimate; SE = standard error; STD = standardized estimate; FH = family history (0 = negative, 1 = positive); IMP = impulsivity; SS = sensation seeking.