Paternal alcohol diagnosis at 12 months was predictive of mothers' lower marital satisfaction (β=−.14, p<.05) and warmth and sensitivity at 24 months (β=−.32, p<.05). Higher marital satisfaction at 24 months was predictive of higher warmth and sensitivity at 36 months (β=.25, p<.05). Finally, calculation of the indirect effects with standard errors calculated using the delta method (Sobel, 1982) showed that marital satisfaction at 24 months mediated the association between paternal alcoholism at 12 months and warm/sensitive parenting at 36 months (z=−2.37, p<.05).
