TABLE 1.
Item Descriptives and Odds Ratios From Logistic Regression Models for Race and Sex and Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) Externalizing and Internalizing Scores
| Total |
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| N = 2,156 |
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| Item | n (%) | Mean age (SD) | ||||
| Detention | 761 (36) | 9.8 (1.7) | ||||
| Suspension | 497 (23) | 9.7 (1.7) | ||||
| Expelled | 62 (2.9) | 9.8 (1.5) | ||||
| Caught cheating | 124 (5.8) | 9.3 (1.9) | ||||
| Sent home for bad behavior | 351 (16) | 9.1 (2.0) | ||||
| Stopped/ questioned by the police | 189 (8.8) | 10.2 (1.8) | ||||
| Arrested | 16 (0.7) | 10.7 (1.6) | ||||
| Loud or rowdy in public and got in trouble | 330 (15) | 8.7 (2.8) | ||||
| Race |
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| White |
Black |
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| n = 1,395 |
n = 761 |
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| n (%) | Mean age (SD) | n (%) | Mean age (SD) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Detention | 349 (25) | 9.9 (1.8) | 412 (55) | 9.6 (1.5) | 3.6 (3.0–4.4) | |
| Suspension | 178 (13) | 9.7 (1.9) | 319 (42) | 9.6 (1.5) | 5.00 (4.0–6.2) | |
| Expelled | 12 (0.9) | 9.3 (1.4) | 50 (6.6) | 9.9 (1.5) | 8.1 (4.5–16.1) | |
| Caught cheating | 70 (5.1) | 9.0 (2.1) | 54 (7.3) | 9.7 (1.6) | 1.5 (1.0–2.1) | |
| Sent home for bad behavior | 104 (7.5) | 8.7 (2.3) | 247 (33) | 9.3 (1.9) | 6.0 (4.7–7.7) | |
| Stopped/ questioned by the police | 85 (6.1) | 10.4 (2.0) | 104 (14) | 10.0 (1.5) | 2.5 (1.8–3.3) | |
| Arrested | 4 (0.3) | 11.9 (1.1) | 12 (1.6) | 10.3 (1.6) | 5.6 (1.9–20.1) | |
| Loud or rowdy in public and got in trouble | 200 (14) | 8.6 (2.9) | 130 (17) | 9.0 (2.5) | 1.2 (1.0–1.6) | |
| Sex |
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| Female |
Male |
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| n = 1,035 |
n = 1,121 |
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| n (%) | Mean age (SD) | n (%) | Mean age (SD) | OR (95% CI) | ||
| Detention | 277 (27) | 9.8 (1.6) | 484 (44) | 9.7 (1.7) | 2.1 (1.7–2.5) | |
| Suspension | 166 (16) | 10.0 (1.3) | 331 (30) | 9.5 (1.8) | 2.2 (1.8–2.7) | |
| Expelled | 20 (1.9) | 9.6 (1.5) | 42 (3.8) | 9.8 (1.5) | 2.0 (1.2–3.5) | |
| Caught cheating | 50 (4.9) | 9.3 (1.9) | 74 (6.7) | 9.4 (2.0) | 1.4 (1.0–2.0) | |
| Sent home for bad behavior | 104 (10) | 9.4 (1.9) | 247 (22) | 9.0 (2.1) | 2.5 (2.0–3.3) | |
| Stopped/ questioned by the police | 55 (5.4) | 10.4 (1.5) | 134 (12) | 10.1 (1.9) | 2.43 (1.8–3.4) | |
| Arrested | 3 (0.3) | 10.9 (1.9) | 13 (1.2) | 10.6 (1.6) | 4.1 (1.3–17.7) | |
| Loud or rowdy in public and got in trouble | 117 (11) | 8.8 (2.8) | 213 (19) | 8.7 (2.7) | 1.9 (1.5–2.4) | |
| Child Behavior Checklist |
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| Externalizing |
Internalizing |
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| Endorsed |
Not endorsed |
Endorsed |
Not endorsed |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | OR (95% CI) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Detention | 6.9 (7.7) | 3.2 (4.5) | 1.9 (1.7–2.1) | 5.4 (6.0) | 4.9 (5.1) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) |
| Suspension | 8.1 (8.5) | 3.4 (4.6) | 2.0 (1.8–2.2) | 5.4 (6.2) | 4.9 (5.2) | 1.1 (1.0–1.2) |
| Expelled | 10.0 (10.2) | 4.3 (5.8) | 1.7 (1.4–2.0) | 5.1 (5.0) | 5.1 (5.5) | 1.0 (0.8–1.3) |
| Caught cheating | 5.3 (7.3) | 4.4 (5.9) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) | 4.4 (4.6) | 5.0 (5.4) | 0.9 (0.7–1.1) |
| Sent home for bad behavior | 9.1 (8.9) | 3.6 (4.9) | 2.0 (1.8–2.2) | 5.9 (6.3) | 4.9 (5.3) | 1.2 (1.1–1.3) |
| Stopped/ questioned by the police | 8.6 (9.0) | 4.1 (5.6) | 1.7 (1.5–1.9) | 5.9 (6.4) | 5.0 (5.3) | 1.2 (1.0–1.3) |
| Arrested | 10.0 (7.6) | 4.5 (6.1) | 1.6 (1.2–2.1) | 4.7 (3.9) | 5.1 (5.5) | 0.9 (0.5–1.5) |
| Loud or rowdy in public and got in trouble | 8.1 (8.3) | 3.8 (5.3) | 1.7 (1.6–1.9) | 6.5 (6.5) | 4.8 (5.2) | 1.3 (1.2–1.5) |
Note: OR = odds ratio.