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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2009 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Aggress Behav. 2009 Nov–Dec;35(6):437–452. doi: 10.1002/ab.20319

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)
−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.

a

Univariate results on reactive and proactive aggression, Wave-1 have previously been reported on these data (Baker et al., 2008).