Step 1 in testing the hypothesized model evaluated Pearson product-moment correlations among the manifest and latent variables, as shown in Table 2. Here, higher scores on the SRE5-LR (indicating more drinks were needed for effects, or lower LRs per drink) and impulsivity correlated significantly with ALC PROBS at .22 and .19, respectively, and to each other at a significant .14. Although not shown, the SRE5-LR by impulsivity interaction term predicting ALC PROBS was not significant (r=.004, p=.91). SRE5-LR scores correlated positively with PEER, EXPECT, and COPE, and impulsivity related positively to EXPECT and COPE, but not to PEER (r=.06, p=.08). All Time 2 variables correlated significantly with ALC PROBS. Table 2 also demonstrates how Baseline covariates related to each other and to additional characteristics in the model.
