Table 2.
Relationships Between Youth Problem Behaviors and Childhood Abuse and Neglect and Prostitutions
| Predicting Youth Problem Behaviors | Predicting Prostitution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Controlling for Abuse/Neglect |
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| Abuse/Neglect | Control | OR (β) | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR a | 95% CI | |
| Early sexual initiation | 44.6 | 31.5 | 1.75*** | 1.37 – 2.22 | 4.37*** | 1.54 – 3.58 | 4.06*** | 2.69 – 6.13 |
| Running away | ||||||||
| Any arrest for running away | 6.5 | 2.3 | 2.95** | 1.54 – 5.64 | 3.17*** | 1.68 – 5.99 | 2.72*** | 1.43 – 5.19 |
| Running away (< age 15) | 28.3 | 12.1 | 2.87*** | 2.10 – 3.92 | 2.98*** | 2.01 – 4.42 | 2.60*** | 1.74 – 3.89 |
| Running away without returning home | 2.6 | 0 | NT | NT | 1.98 | .44 – 9.01 | 1.42 | .31 – 6.49 |
| Number of times ran away (< age 18) | 2.00 ± 4.27 | .67 ± 1.82 | (.19)*** | 1.13*** | 1.09 – 1.17 | 1.11*** | 1.07 – 1.54 | |
| Juvenile crime | ||||||||
| Self report of juvenile arrest | 36.3 | 22.7 | 1.94*** | 1.50 – 2.52 | 4.44*** | 3.00 – 6.57 | 4.09*** | 1.75 – 6.07 |
| Number of crimes committed (< age 18) | 1.97 ± 2.89 | 1.69 ± 2.42 | (.05)† | 1.21*** | 1.15 – 1.28 | 1.20*** | 1.14 – 1.27 | |
| Number of juvenile arrests | .70 ± 1.60 | .35 ± .98 | (.13)*** | 1.26*** | 1.14 – 1.39 | 1.22*** | 1.11 – 1.35 | |
| School problems | ||||||||
| Any arrest for truancy | 3.0 | 0 | NT | NT | 1.12 | .32 – 3.92 | 1.19 | .34 – 4.14 |
| Misbehavior at school | 29.5 | 20.0 | 1.68*** | 1.28 – 2.20 | 2.51*** | 1.71 – 3.69 | 2.32*** | 1.57 – 3.43 |
| Expulsions or suspensions | 48.8 | 40.5 | 1.40** | 1.11 – 1.76 | 3.82*** | 2.51 – 5.83 | 3.65*** | 2.39 – 5.58 |
| Frequent truancy | 39.4 | 29.2 | 1.58*** | 1.24 – 2.01 | 1.75** | 1.20 – 2.55 | 1.62* | 1.11 – 2.38 |
| Drug Use | ||||||||
| Drug use < age 15 | 25.3 | 21.2 | 1.25 | .95 – 1.65 | 3.44*** | 2.34 – 5.05 | 3.36*** | 2.28 – 4.95 |
| Number of drugs used (< age 18) | 1.12 ± 1.60 | 1.04 ± 1.57 | (.02) | 1.34*** | 1.22 – 1.46 | 1.34*** | 1.22 – 1.47 | |
| Any drug-related arrest (< age 18) | 2.8 | 1.3 | 2.12† | .88 – 5.08 | 4.09*** | 1.74 – 9.63 | 4.21*** | 1.74 – 10.17 |
NOTE: OR = odds ratio (dichotomous dependent variables); β = standardized linear regression coefficient (continuous dependent variables); CI = confidence interval; NT = Not tested because one group had zero cases. In first two columns, means and standard deviations are reported for continuous variables, and percentages are reported for dichotomous variables; statistical comparisons are between the childhood abuse and/or neglect group and the matched controls.
†
p < .10,
*
p ≤ .05,
**
p ≤ .01,
***
p ≤ .001.