Table 5 Regression weights with standard error, correlation and fit measures in adult immigrant sample, by country background

N = 982

N = 389

N = 323

N = 270

Alcohol frequency

 Host culture competence¹

0.293 (0.061)*

0.175 (0.108)

0.244 (0.077)*

0.240 (0.122)*

 Own culture competence¹

−0.409 (0.103)*

−0.055 (0.066)

−0.476 (0.164)*

−0.219 (0.207)

 Social interaction¹

0.190 (0.066)*

0.176 (0.086)*

0.089 (0.101)

0.466 (0.154)*

 Gender²

0.678 (0.068)*

0.653 (0.090)*

0.356 (0.087)*

0.913 (0.156)*

 Muslim faith²

−0.577 (0.071)*

−0.104 (0.086)

−0.831 (0.181)*

−0.503 (0.157)*

 Years in Norway¹

−0.013 (0.004)*

0.026 (0.010)*

−0.006 (0.005)

0.003 (0.007)

 Years in school²

0.028 (0.009)*

0.019 (0.013)

0.012 (0.015)

0.046 (0.017)*

Host culture competence

 Gender²

0.117 (0.046)*

−0.018 (0.057)

0.196 (0.101)

0.212 (0.089)*

 Age²

−0.030 (0.003)*

−0.025 (0.004)*

−0.039 (0.005)*

−0.034 (0.006)*

 Years in Norway¹

0.034 (0.003)*

0.043 (0.007)*

0.054 (0.006)*

0.036 (0.006)*

 Years in school²

0.083 (0.005)*

0.049 (0.008)*

0.098 (0.012)*

0.089 (0.011)*

 Work participation¹

0.240 (0.026)*

0.182 (0.033)*

0.230 (0.053)*

0.256 (0.049)*

Own culture competence

 Gender¹

0.366 (0.060)*

0.282 (0.096)*

0.214 (0.101)*

0.621 (0.113)*

 Muslim faith¹

0.136 (0.068)*

−0.103 (0.093)

0.128 (0.217)

−0.043 (0.161)

 Years in Norway¹

0.011 (0.004)*

−0.001 (0.011)

0.012 (0.006)*

−0.004 (0.007)

 Years in school¹

0.015 (0.007)*

0.021 (0.012)

0.064 (0.013)*

0.046 (0.013)*

Correlation own and host culture competence²

0.295*

0.060

0.534*

0.516*

Model fit

 Chi-square

145*

92*

91*

89*

 CFI

0.959

0.930

0.947

0.936

 RMSEA

0.053

0.059

0.064

0.069