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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Feb 19.
Published in final edited form as: Criminology. 2010 Aug 17;48(3):639–681. doi: 10.1111/j.1745-9125.2010.00198.x

Table 5.

Cross-classified Regression Models of Mechanisms Linking Mobility with Violence: PHDCN Cohorts 9 and 12

Violent behavior Exposure to violence Violent victimization
Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
Moved between waves .20** .20** .12 .28** .34*** .25* .42*** .42*** .35***
(0.09) (0.09) (0.09) (0.13) (0.13) (0.12) (0.13) (0.13) (0.13)
Moved outside Chicago −.37** −.35** −.28* −.80*** −.65** −.61** −.12 −.11 −.02
(0.16) (0.16) (0.16) (0.27) (0.27) (0.28) (0.25) (0.26) (0.26)
Neighborhood % Black .07 .05 .38* .33 .18 .11
(0.15) (0.15) (0.22) (0.23) (0.23) (0.24)
Neighborhood % Latino −.09 −.12 .23 .16 .13 .07
(0.16) (0.16) (0.24) (0.24) (0.25) (0.25)
Neighborhood % Poor .21 .13 1.86*** 1.77*** −.12 −.39
(0.37) (0.36) (0.51) (0.52) (0.53) (0.54)
Perception of school environmenta −.52*** −.80*** −.56***
(0.07) (0.11) (0.12)
School engagementb −.44*** −.20* −.38***
(0.08) (0.12) (0.12)
Street efficacyc −.32*** −.38*** −.38***
(0.06) (0.09) (0.10)
Fear of violenced −.24*** .04 .23**
(0.07) (0.10) (0.11)
***

= significant at p<.01;

**

= significant at p<.05;

*

= significant at p<.10.

Standard errors in parentheses. Data are IPT weighted and cross-classified, with time points nested within subjects and time-varying neighborhoods.

a

School environment: child reported measure of school atmosphere, student engagement, drug/alcohol problems, violence and racial tension. Higher score means school has higher quality enviroment (i.e. fewer problems).

b

School engagement: child reported measure of enjoyment and effort at school. Higher score means greater engagement in school.

c

Street efficacy: Child reported measure of confidence in own ability to find ways to avoid violence. Higher score means greater confidence.

d

Fear of violence: Child reported measure of how afraid s/he is in the neighborhood and school environment. Higher score means greater level of fear.