Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Lifetime Conduct Disorder Diagnosis at Age 16
| Adolescent Conduct Disorder |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| No N=505 |
Yes N=67 |
p | ||
| Child Measures | ||||
| Race (% Caucasian) | 45.7 | 43.3 | NS | |
| Gender (% male) | 45.7 | 59.7 | χ2=4.6, p<.05 | |
| Child’s age at 16 year phase (mean) | 16.9 | 16.8 | NS | |
| Stanford Binet Composite Score | 91.9 | 91.4 | NS | |
| Maternal Measures | ||||
| Maternal marital status | ||||
| At delivery (% married) | 36.4 | 25.4 | χ2=3.2, p<.10 | |
| At 16- year phase (% married) | 39.5 | 35.9 | NS | |
| Maternal education level (mean) | ||||
| First Trimester | 11.8 | 11.6 | NS | |
| At 16-year phase | 12.2 | 12.0 | NS | |
| Mother’s work/school status | ||||
| In pregnancy (% working) | 26.7 | 19.4 | NS | |
| At 16-yr phase (% working) | 72.4 | 73.4 | NS | |
| Household Income/month (mean) | ||||
| At delivery | 329 | 289 | NS | |
| At 16-year phase | 2148 | 2029 | NS | |
| Family history of alcohol problems (%) | 76.6 | 79.1 | NS | |
| Parental Strictness | 19.0 | 17.4 | t=3.1, p<.005 | |
| Parental Involvement | 30.3 | 28.6 | t=2.9, p<.005 | |
| Parental Autonomy | 24.2 | 23.5 | NS | |
| Mother's age (mean) | ||||
| At delivery | 23.0 | 22.9 | NS | |
| At 16-year phase | 41.3 | 40.1 | NS | |
| Home environment scale (mean) | 6.07 | 5.34 | t=3.5, p<.005 | |
| Life events in past year (mean) | 2.8 | 3.7 | t=3.4, p<.005 | |
Note: NS = not significant.