Table 3.
Weighted least squares means and variance adjusted estimates for a recursive model of disaster-related stressors and smoking relapse (N=979)†
Parameters | Unstandardized | SE | p |
---|---|---|---|
Direct effects | |||
Disaster-related stressors → Depressive symptoms | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event | 3.21 | 1.22 | .01 |
Two events | 1.61 | 1.41 | .25 |
Three or more events | 6.77 | 1.36 | <.01 |
Number of days spent with poor mental health → Depressive symptoms | 0.43 | 0.06 | <.01 |
Perceived social support → Depressive symptoms | −2.43 | 0.65 | <.01 |
Education → Depressive symptoms | |||
No high school degree | REF | ||
High school graduate or equivalent | 1.18 | 1.32 | .37 |
Some post-high school education | 0.36 | 1.46 | .81 |
College graduate | 2.04 | 1.62 | .21 |
Household income → Depressive symptoms | |||
> $80,000 | REF | ||
$40,000–$80,000 | 0.47 | 1.49 | .76 |
$20,000–$40,000 | 3.35 | 1.54 | .03 |
> $20,000 | 6.17 | 1.71 | <.01 |
Refused to answer | 0.16 | 1.83 | .93 |
Disaster-related stressors x Perceived social support → Depressive symptoms | −2.93 | 1.39 | .04 |
Disaster-related stressors → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event | 0.34 | 0.23 | .15 |
Two events | 0.54 | 0.25 | .03 |
Three or more events | 1.16 | 0.25 | <.01 |
Number of days spent with poor mental health → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | 0.07 | 0.01 | <.01 |
Perceived social support → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | <−0.01 | 0.12 | .97 |
Education → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | |||
No high school degree | REF | ||
High school graduate or equivalent | 0.18 | 0.23 | .45 |
Some post-high school education | −0.63 | 0.25 | .01 |
College graduate | −0.17 | 0.32 | .59 |
Household income → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | |||
> $80,000 | REF | ||
$40,000–$80,000 | −0.14 | 0.26 | .58 |
$20,000–$40,000 | 0.07 | 0.27 | .80 |
> $20,000 | 0.24 | 0.30 | .43 |
Refused to answer | −1.02 | 0.36 | .01 |
Disaster-related stressors x Perceived social support → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | −1.01 | .27 | <.01 |
Disaster-related stressors → Smoking relapse | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event | 0.37 | 0.23 | .11 |
Two events | 0.58 | 0.25 | .02 |
Three or more events | 0.37 | 0.26 | .15 |
Depressive symptoms → Smoking relapse | 0.01 | 0.01 | .01 |
Posttraumatic stress symptoms → Smoking relapse | 0.07 | 0.03 | .03 |
Number of days spent with poor mental health → Smoking relapse | −0.02 | 0.01 | .15 |
Perceived social support → Smoking relapse | 0.09 | 0.01 | .61 |
Education → Smoking relapse | |||
No high school degree | REF | ||
High school graduate or equivalent | 0.11 | 0.24 | .64 |
Some post-high school education | −0.01 | 0.24 | .98 |
College graduate | −0.80 | 0.46 | .08 |
Household income → Smoking relapse | |||
> $80,000 | REF | ||
$40,000–$80,000 | −0.35 | 0.25 | .16 |
$20,000–$40,000 | 0.01 | 0.27 | .97 |
> $20,000 | −0.71 | 0.32 | .03 |
Refused to answer | −0.18 | 0.38 | .63 |
Moderated effects b | |||
Disaster-related stressors x Perceived social support → Depressive symptoms | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event at 1SD below the average perceived social support | 5.38 | 1.55 | <.01 |
One event at 1SD above the average perceived social support | 1.04 | 1.65 | .53 |
Disaster-related stressors x Perceived social support → Posttraumatic stress symptoms | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event at 1SD below the average perceived social support | 1.08 | 0.30 | <.01 |
One event at 1SD above the average perceived social support | −0.41 | 0.31 | .19 |
Indirect Effects | |||
Disaster-related stressors → Depressive symptoms → Smoking relapse | |||
No events | REF | ||
One events | 0.04 | 0.02 | .08 |
Two events | 0.02 | 0.02 | .29 |
Three or more events | 0.08 | 0.03 | .02 |
Disaster-related stressors → Posttraumatic stress symptoms → Smoking relapse | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event | 0.02 | 0.02 | .26 |
Two events | 0.04 | 0.02 | .13 |
Three or more events | 0.08 | 0.04 | .04 |
Conditional Indirect Effects | |||
Disaster-related stressors x Perceived social support → Depressive symptoms → Smoking relapse | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event at 1SD below the average perceive social support | 0.06 | 0.03 | .04 |
One event at 1SD above the average perceive social support | 0.01 | 0.02 | .55 |
Disaster-related stressors x Perceived social support → Posttraumatic stress symptoms → Smoking relapse | |||
No events | REF | ||
One event at 1SD below the average perceive social support | 0.07 | 0.04 | .07 |
One event at 1SD above the average perceive social support | −0.03 | 0.02 | .22 |
Disturbance variances and covariances | |||
Depressive symptoms | 131.04 | 8.93 | <.01 |
Posttraumatic stress | 4.38 | 0.37 | <.01 |
Depression symptoms ![]() |
7.52 | 1.03 | <.01 |
R2 | |||
Depressive symptoms | 0.24 | 0.03 | <.01 |
Posttraumatic stress symptoms | 0.16 | 0.03 | <.01 |
Smoking relapse | 0.26 | 0.09 | <.01 |
24 cases were removed from the analyses (2% missing from analyses).
Moderated effects were tested using simple slope analyses.
The model had acceptable fit according to chi-square test of model fit (DF=1, = 1.90, p=.17), RMSEA (ε=0.03 [90% CI=0.00, 0.10]), CFI (1.00), and WRMR (0.20).