TABLE III.
Model-Fitting Analyses Within Each Wave for Reactive and Proactive Aggression, at Ages 9–10 and 11–14 Years
| Overall fit |
Model difference test |
Parameter estimates (95% CI) |
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| −2LL | df | AIC | BIC | Δχ2 | Δdf | P | A2 | C2 | E2 | |
| Wave-1a | Reactive aggression | |||||||||
| Saturated model | 3,328.19 | 1,222 | 884.19 | −2,268.39 | ||||||
| Males ≠ Females | 3,341.43 | 1,231 | 879.43 | −2,290.74 | 13.24 | 9 | .15 | |||
| Males = Females | 3,344.95 | 1,234 | 876.95 | −2,298.63 | 16.76 | 12 | .16 | .26 (.04–.49) | .27 (.08–.45) | .46 (.39–.55) |
| Proactive aggression | ||||||||||
| Saturated model | 3,357.73 | 1,223 | 911.73 | −2,256.84 | ||||||
| Males ≠ Females | 3,367.16 | 1,231 | 905.16 | −2,277.87 | 9.42 | 8 | .31 | |||
| Males = Females | 3,372.58 | 1,234 | 904.58 | −2,284.82 | 14.84 | 11 | .20 | .32 (.09–.55) | .21 (.02–.39) | .47 (.40–.56) |
| Wave-2 | Reactive aggression | |||||||||
| Saturated model | 2,348.28 | 857 | 634.28 | −1,435.99 | ||||||
| Males ≠ Females | 2,363.36 | 866 | 631.36 | −1,455.86 | 15.08 | 9 | .09 | |||
| Males = Females | 2,365.93 | 869 | 627.93 | −1,463.71 | 17.65 | 12 | .13 | .43 (.16–.65) | .15 (.00–.36) | .42 (.34–.52) |
| Proactive aggression | ||||||||||
| Saturated model | 2,374.81 | 858 | 658.81 | −1,425.77 | ||||||
| Males ≠ Females | 2,384.56 | 866 | 652.56 | −1,445.26 | 9.75 | 8 | .28 | |||
| Males = Females | 2,386.42 | 869 | 648.42 | −1,453.46 | 11.61 | 11 | .40 | .48 (.21–.65) | .08 (.00–.30) | .44 (.35–.54) |
−2LL, −2(log-likelihood); AIC, Akaike’s Information Criterion; BIC, Bayesian Information Criterion; Δχ2, difference in log-likelihoods between nested models; Δdf, change in degrees of freedom.
Univariate results on reactive and proactive aggression, Wave-1 have previously been reported on these data (Baker et al., 2008).