In preparation for the SEM analyses, Tables 2 and 3 present the correlations among weight-adjusted LR, outcomes, and their potential mediators for the full group, and for the two sexes separately. For the full sample in Table 2, LR at Time 1 was significantly related to alcohol outcomes at Time 2 and to Time 1 COPE, but was not significantly linked to the other SEM potential mediators. In contrast, all three potential mediators of the effect of LR on later outcome (peer drinking, alcohol expectancies, and drinking to cope) correlated significantly with Time 2 ALCOUT. Lower alcohol outcome scores were seen for females (male=1, female=2), and all three of the potential mediators were significantly related to each other. Older age at Time 1 related significantly only to more severe alcohol outcome scores. For Table 3, while females and males demonstrated similar correlations for most variables, there were several exceptions. These included the higher correlations in females for the relationship between LR and EXPECT (z=2.41, p=0.02 across males and females) and between LR and COPE (z=2.71, p=0.01), as well as lower correlations for females between age and ALCOUT (z= -2.02, p=0.04).
