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Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2010 Oct 30;40(3):296–309. doi: 10.1007/s10964-010-9598-2

Table 3.

Comparison of the paths for males and females

Model	β		χ²	D.F.	Δ χ²(1)	p-value for Δ χ²(1)
Model	Males	Females	χ²	D.F.	Δ χ²(1)	p-value for Δ χ²(1)
Authoritative parenting → Risky sexual behavior
Bs equal in both groups	−.03^*	−.03^*	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	.00	−.05^**	7.73	10	4.41	p < .05
Less sexually permissive peers → Risky sexual behavior
Bs equal in both groups	−.48^**	−.48^**	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	−.50^**	−.46^**	12.09	10	0.05	p > .05
Adolescent religiosity → Risky sexual behavior
Bs equal in both groups	−.16^**	−.16^**	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	−.11^*	−.19^**	10.74	10	1.4	p > .05
Authoritative parenting → Less sexually permissive peers
Bs equal in both groups	.02^**	.02^**	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	.01	.02^**	8.00	10	4.14	p < .05
Adolescent religiosity → Less sexually permissive peers
Bs equal in both groups	.05^**	.05^**	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	.04^*	.06^**	11.97	10	0.17	p > .05
Parental religiosity → Authoritative parenting
Bs equal in both groups	.30^**	.30^**	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	.27^**	.32^**	11.99	10	0.15	p > .05
Parental religiosity → Adolescent religiosity
Bs equal in both groups	.26^**	.26^**	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	.23^**	.28^**	11.01	10	1.13	p > .05
Parental religiosity → Less sexually permissive peers
Bs equal in both groups	−.01	−.01	12.14	11	–	–
Bs free to differ	−.02	−.01	11.72	10	0.42	p > .05

Significant at .05

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Significant at .01