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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jan 5.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2021 Dec;57(12):2250–2264. doi: 10.1037/dev0001267

Table 3.

Internalizing Behavior Moderated Mediation Model

Effects for Internalizing Behavior (IB)
Intercept Factor
EST SE STD P<

Intercept Factor
  Mean 0.63 0.06 1.03 .01
  Variance 0.33 0.03 0.89 .01
  Covariance with Slope Factor −0.02 0.03 −0.09 .41
Direct Effects
  Impulsiveness (IMP) 0.17 0.03 0.27 .01
  Sensation Seeking (SS) −0.12 0.05 −0.19 .02
  IMP x SS 0.10 0.04 0.23 .01
  Gender (Girl = 0, Boy = 1) −0.18 0.07 −0.15 .01

Effects for Internalizing Behavior (IB)
Slope Factor
EST SE STD P<


Slope Factor
  Slope Factor Mean 0.15 0.09 0.38 .08
  Slope Factor Variance 0.16 0.08 0.99 .05
Direct Effects
  Impulsiveness (IMP) −0.04 0.04 −0.10 .31
  Sensation Seeking (SS) 0.04 0.05 0.10 .46
  IMP x SS −0.02 0.04 −0.06 .66
  Gender (Girl = 0, Boy = 1) −0.02 0.08 −0.03 .77

Effects for Marijuana Use Initiation EST SE STD P<


Impulsiveness (IMP) 0.12 0.12 0.12 .32
Sensation Seeking (SS) 0.98 0.22 0.98 .01
IMP x SS −0.23 0.14 −0.32 .08
IB Intercept Factor 0.90 0.20 0.55 .01
IB Slope Factor −0.03 0.44 −0.01 .95
Gender (Girl = 0, Boy = 1) 0.03 0.23 0.02 .89

Note. EST = unstandardized estimate; SE = standard error; STD = standardized estimate. Impulsiveness was centered at one SD below the mean and sensation seeking was centered at the mean.