Table 5

Parent mediating variables

Variable Time 2 Time 3 Time 4 Time 5
Seen community efforts to prevent youth access to tobacco5-150 t(6) = −1.92 t(12) = −2.82 t(14) = −4.98ns
p = 0.103p = 0.016p = 0.002
Town support for tobacco access restrictions5-150 t(6) = −4.27 t(12) = −2.93 t(14) −3.28ns
p = 0.005p = 0.012p = 0.006
Town support for tobacco preventionRandom coefficients analysis:
 Linear effect:t(14) = −3.48p = 0.004
 Quadratic effect:t(14) = 3.44p = 0.004
How supportive have the following been to tobacco use prevention programs or activities:
 Schoolsnsnsnsns
 Government officialsnsnsnsns
 Business leadersRandom coefficients analysis:
 Linear effect:t(14) = −2.56p = 0.023
 Quadratic effect:t(14) = 1.89p = 0.080
Community support of alcohol and other drug prevention programmesnsnsnsns
Joined a network of parents against tobacco uset(14) = 1.85nsnsns
p = 0.085§
  • 5-150 These items were added to the parent questionnaire after T1.Only 8 communities at this T on this variable. Data from 14 communities at this T for this variable. §At time 2, this variable increased significantly for the CP condition (p = 0.018), but did not change for the SBO condition. ns, not significant.