Table 4.
Non-parametric correlations of risk variables with level of offending per group
| Dutch Moderate/high SES n = 70 |
Dutch low SES n = 55 |
Non-Western low SES n = 105 |
All N = 230 |
Sign difference between correlation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rho | Rho | Rho | Rho | ||
| Child characteristics | |||||
| Gender (% girl) | -.040 | .057 | .031 | .030 | - |
| Status offenses | .288** | .446*** | .253*** | .298*** | c* |
| Substance use | .198 | .060 | .367*** | .230*** | c* |
| ADHD | .394*** | .358*** | .374*** | .377*** | ns |
| DBD | .301*** | .401*** | .459*** | .387*** | ns |
| family characteristics | |||||
| Teen mother | -.055 | .267** | .099 | .095 | ns |
| Not both biological parents in home | .272** | .220 | .255*** | .247*** | ns |
| Parental mental health problems | .101 | .269** | .306*** | .239*** | b* |
Note. * p < .1
** p < .05
*** p < .01
a. post-hoc difference between moderate to high SES Dutch and low SES Dutch
b. post-hoc difference between moderate to high SES Dutch and low SES non-Western
c. post-hoc difference between low SES Dutch and low SES non-Western.