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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Youth Serv Rev. 2011 Sep 1;33(9):1673–1682. doi: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2011.04.029

Table 3. Binomial Logistic Regression Analyses for Case Disposition Decision.

Variables df χ2 Nagelkerke
R2
OR 95% CI p
Vignette A 5, 131 18.89 .21 .002**
Case-specific factors
 Severity of inflicted
 injury for Vignette A
2.98 [1.36, 6.51]
.006**
Professional characteristics
 Race 0.24 [0.08, 0.72] .011*
 Education 1.56 [0.60, 4.08] .366
 Acceptability of corporal
 punishment
0.57 [0.43, 2.34] .999
 Acceptability of coercive
 discipline
1.96 [0.26, 1.28] .701
Vignette B 5, 133 19.01 0.26 .002**
Case-specific factors
 Severity of inflicted
 injury for Vignette B
3.47 [1.29, 9.36]
.014*
Professional characteristics
 Race 0.14 [0.04, 0.55] .005**
 Education 3.58 [1.05, 12.12] .040*
 Acceptability of corporal
 punishment
1.33 [0.42, 4.20] .627
 Acceptability of coercive
 discipline
0.65 [0.23, 1.78] .400
Vignette C 5, 132 29.49 0.30 .000***
Case-specific factors
 Severity of inflicted
 injury for Vignette C
4.01 [1.88, 8.56]
.000***
Professional characteristics
 Race 0.65 [0.19, 2.21] .489
 Education 1.88 [0.75, 4.70] .180
 Acceptability of corporal
 punishment
0.37 [0.15, 0.90] .029*
 Acceptability of coercive
 discipline
1.16 [0.55, 2.47] .698
Vignette F 5, 128 22.70 0.29 .000***
Case-specific factors
 Severity of inflicted
 injury for Vignette F
4.33 [1.86, 10.10]
.001**
Professional characteristics
 Race 0.20 [0.05, 0.84] .024*
 Education 1.96 [0.64, 6.01] .241
 Acceptability of corporal
 punishment
0.50 [0.19, 1.33] .167
 Acceptability of coercive
 discipline
0.81 [0.33, 2.00] .648
Vignette G 5, 131 26.67 .27 .000***
Case-specific factors
 Severity of inflicted
 injury for Vignette G
5.03 [2.41, 10.49] .000***
Professional characteristics
 Race 0.67 [0.20, 2.26] .522
 Education 1.01 [0.40, 2.56] .989
 Acceptability of corporal
 punishment
1.13 [0.50, 2.61] .762
 Acceptability of coercive
 discipline
0.78 [0.39, 1.55] .478

Note: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Nagelkerke R2 = effect size; Professional’s race: White = 0, Other race= 1; Professional’s education level: Bachelor’s = 0, Master’s degree or higher = 1; Corporal discipline = professionals’ beliefs about the acceptability of corporal discipline; Coercive discipline = professionals’ beliefs about the acceptability of coercive discipline.

*

p < 0.05

**

p < 0.01

***

p < .001.