Table 1. Sample characteristics.

	Nonabused			Abused
Construct	M	SD	n	M	SD	n
Child characteristics
Early social competence*	3.40	0.75	513	2.94	0.79	67
Early hostile attributions*	−0.04	1.00	449	0.27	1.00	61
Factors external to child
Early SES*	40.60	13.70	504	31.50	13.90	66
Adolescent SES*	39.80	12.90	446	31.50	11.60	54
Early stress*	0.18	0.10	516	0.24	0.12	69
Adolescent stress*	0.15	0.10	446	0.20	0.11	54
Neighborhood danger*	1.93	0.81	415	2.43	0.90	50
Proactive parenting	3.32	0.65	500	3.18	0.74	66
Adolescent harsh discipline*	1.38	0.43	436	1.62	0.60	52
Parental decision making	2.66	0.35	437	2.58	0.34	52
Monitoring*	4.66	0.35	415	4.49	0.49	50
Parental knowledge	2.61	0.29	414	2.56	0.31	49

Note: Nonabused, n = 516; abused, n = 69.

^*Significant mean difference by t test, p < .05.