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. 2010 Jan 30;39(5):1133–1145. doi: 10.1007/s10508-009-9590-7

Table 1.

Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for predicting initiation of sexual intercourse by Wave 2, using psychosocial variables measured at Wave 1, controlling for ethnicity and type of school

Model 1 males (n = 212) Model 2 males (n = 212) Model 1 females (n = 258) Model 2 females (n = 258)
OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI
Ethnicity 1.07 [.75, 1.54] 1.04 [.68, 1.57] 1.66 [.88, 3.13] 1.96 [.93, 4.12]
Type of schooling 3.62*** [1.55, 8.41] 6.13*** [2.03, 18.47] 2.61** [1.29, 5.25] 2.24* [1.04, 4.84]
Attachment (mother) 1.57* [1.00, 2.49] 1.46 [.95, 2.24]
Attachment (father) 1.25 [.78, 2.00] .92 [.65, 1.31]
Attachment (peers) .61 [.37, 1.03] 1.13 [.78, 1.63]
Scholastic competence 1.17 [.21, 6.38] 1.46 [.43, 4.91]
Social acceptance 1.77 [.20, 15.48] 2.23 [.53, 9.23]
Athletic competence .29 [.03, 2.32] .98 [.19, 4.88]
Physical appearance .94 [.12, 7.02] .99 [.20, 4.90]
Romantic appeal .36 [.04, 3.02] .36 [.09, 1.38]
Close friendship 1.24 [.23, 6.45] .72 [.23, 2.26]
Global self-worth .48 [.06, 3.63] 1.89 [.49, 7.19]
Rule-breaking .02* [.00, .50] .05* [.00, .74]
Aggression .09* [.01, .93] 2.08 [.17, 24.69]
School problems .54 [.03, 8.24] .60 [.05, 6.41]
Disobedience 2.03 [.27, 15.40] 2.56 [.45, 14.52]
Anxiety/depression .64 [.03, 12.97] 2.10 [.30, 14.55]
Withdrawal 8.16 [.57, 115.83] .81 [.16, 4.01]
Somatic complaints 2.75 [.28, 26.87] .38 [.11, 1.30]

*** p < .005, ** p < .01, * p < .05