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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Apr 14.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Crim Justice. 2010 Apr 14;35(3):121–133. doi: 10.1007/s12103-010-9074-2

Table 2. Factors associated with trajectories of physical aggression among Hispanic youth: Unadjusted models and Adjusted for physical aggression.

Non- aggressive Low, stable Escalators Early-Rapid desistors High aggression / Moderate desistors
Variables
Relative risk
UN AD UN AD UN AD UN AD
Age 1.31 1.29 0.94 0.82 1.34 1.18 1.56 1.23
Male 0.96 0.92 1.87* 1.51 1.59 1.29 2.06* 1.44
Natural parent household 1.33 1.32 1.05 1.05 0.97 0.98 0.89 0.97
Spanish at home 0.64* 0.63** 0.39** 0.37*** 0.59+ 0.56+ 0.35** 0.33**
Unsupervised timea 1.06 1.06 1.16+ 1.11 1.18 1.13 1.21* 1.11
Parental involvementb 1.00 1.01 0.96 0.98 0.98 1.00 0.94* 0.97
Adult drink alcoholc 1.10 1.07 1.41** 1.24+ 1.49*** 1.31*** 1.87*** 1.53***
Sad/depressedd 1.50*** 1.44** 1.91* 1.50 2.28*** 1.81*** 2.68*** 1.83**
Peer Alcohol Usee 1.66 1.49 2.23* 1.47 2.47* 1.66 3.43** 1.91+
Alcohol-related attitudesf 1.13 1.01 1.25* 1.18+ 1.25** 1.17* 1.30** 1.19*
Physical threatg 1.50+ 1.20 3.36*** 1.28 4.74*** 2.31** 8.20*** 2.46**
+

p<.10,

*

p<.05,

**

p<.01,

***

p<.001;

UN = Unadjusted, AD = Adjusted for baseline physical aggression;

a

Range: 0–4; a higher score indicates a higher number of hours without adult supervision;

b

Range: 10–51; a higher score indicates higher parental involvement;

c

Range: 1–5; a higher score indicates a higher number of adults drink alcohol in their neighborhood;

d

Range: 1–3; a higher score indicates higher number of times felt sad or depressed;

e

Range: 0–4; a higher score indicates a higher number of peer alcohol users;

f

Range: 5–25; a higher score indicates greater risk (e.g. lower negative expectations);

g

Range: 0–2; a higher score indicates greater risk (e.g. higher frequency of physical threat).