Chunk #14 — MATERIALS AND METHODS — Models to Test of the Indirect Effect of Alcohol Exposure on Alcohol Problems through Network Connectivity Strength
To test the indirect effect of alcohol exposure on alcohol problems via ECN connectivity strength, we tested the model in Figure 2 for the entire ALC sample in EQS Version 6.1 (Bentler and Wu, 2003). The dependent measure is a latent variable defined as alcohol problems with AUDIT and ICS-FC serving as indicators. As age and YRD were highly correlated in the ALC sample (r = 0.727, p < 0.001) we chose to use YRD as the sole exogenous variable in the model.
