The protective effect of psychological suzhi on the relationship between school climate and alcohol use among Chinese adolescents

Figures & data

Table 1 Gender differences in school climate, psychological suzhi, and alcohol use

Variables	Total (N=801)		Boys (n=367)		Girls (n=434)
	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	t	d
School climate	2.23	0.73	2.20	0.73	2.26	0.72	–1.23	–0.09
Psychological suzhi	3.46	0.58	3.44	0.62	3.47	0.55	–0.75	–0.05
Alcohol use	1.26	0.73	1.39	0.90	1.16	0.52	4.29***	0.36

Note: ***p<0.001.

Table 2 Correlations between key variables

Variables	School climate	Psychological suzhi	Alcohol use
School climate	–
Psychological suzhi	0.12**	–
Alcohol use	–0.16***	–0.19***	–
Correlations between observed covariates and study variables
Age	–0.05	–0.02	0.00
Gender	0.04	0.03	–0.16***

Notes: N=801; **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.

Figure 1 Psychological suzhi as a moderator on the relationship between school climate and alcohol use.

Abbreviations: SC, school climate; suzhi, psychological suzhi.

Table 3 Standardized moderated model results

Dependent variable model for predicting alcohol use	β	SE	95% CI
School climate	–0.139	0.034	–0.207, –0.072
Psychological suzhi	–0.167	0.034	–0.234, –0.100
School climate × Psychological suzhi	0.093	0.031	0.032, 0.155