Table 3 Direct, indirect and total effects between variables in the mediation model

Social anxiety → Social avoidance

.82^***

–

Social anxiety → Concerns over physiological symptoms

.69^***

–

Social anxiety → Fear of negative evaluation

.77^***

–

Social anxiety → Coping motives

−.16

.33(.05–.63)

Social anxiety → Conformity motives

.08

.23(−.08–.53)

Social avoidance → Coping motives

.05

–

Social avoidance → Conformity motives

−.05

–

Concerns over physiological symptoms → Coping motives

.24^**

–

Concerns over physiological symptoms → Conformity motives

.12

–

Fear of negative evaluation → Coping motives

.16

–

Fear of negative evaluation → Conformity motives

.24^*

–

Social anxiety → Alcohol related problems

−.07

.13(.07–.20)

Social avoidance → Alcohol related problems

–

.01(−.11–.11)

Concerns over physiological symptoms → Alcohol related problems

–

.11(.04–.20)

Fear of negative evaluation → Alcohol related problems

–

.11(.01–.22)

Coping motives → Alcohol related problems

.34^***

–

Conformity motives → Alcohol related problems

.23^**

–