Table 4.

Estimate parameters of the latent growth model

						95% CI
	Estimate (B)	Estimate (β)	SE	Est./S.E	p	Lower	Upper
Intercept of Absenteeism
Child Opportunity Index	−2.610*	−0.269*	0.128	−2.091	0.037	−0.507	−0.057
Violent Crime Exposure	−1.411	−0.146	0.176	−0.830	0.407	−0.418	0.100
Slope of Absenteeism
Child Opportunity Index	0.931*	0.220*	0.109	2.028	0.043	0.089	0.403
Violent Crime Exposure	3.265**	0.774*	0.155	4.982	<.001	0.595	1.051

Note. N = 132. Model fit statistics indicated good fit: RMSEA < 0.00, CFI/TFI > 0.95. SE = Standard Error, Est./S.E = Estimate divided by the Standard Error, and CI = Confidence interval, correspond to the standardized estimate.

^†Significance indicated by p<.10;

^*p<.05;

^**p<.01