Table 4.

Multi-level, Multinomial Logistic Regression Analyses Examining Predictors of Dating Violence (Aggression and Victimization) Severity among Female Youth (n=243) ^†

	Dating Victimization (Moderate)		Dating Victimization (Severe)		Dating Aggression (Moderate)		Dating Aggression (Severe)
	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI	AOR	95% CI
Age	0.83	(0.57–1.20)	1.12	(0.95–1.32)	0.79	(0.56–1.12)	1.12	(0.99–1.26)
Race††	0.22	(0.04–1.34)	0.82	(0.28–2.39)	0.87	(0.19–3.89)	2.15*	(1.03–4.51)
Any Alcohol	1.87	(0.28–12.46)	1.88	(0.87–4.08)	1.69	(0.22–12.83)	2.26**	(1.22–4.20)
Marijuana	0.25	(0.05–1.18)	1.14	(0.49–2.66)	0.85	(0.15–4.91)	1.66	(0.95–2.89)
Cocaine	7.26	(0.51–103.32)	11.51**	(3.06–43.29)	--	--	--	--
Sedatives/Opiates	1.77	(0.21–14.76)	11.18***	(2.99–41.81)	0.65	(0.13–3.38)	3.96	(0.88–17.82)

^† Days on which dating victimization (moderate and severe) was reported are compared to days when no victimization was reported and days on which dating aggression (moderate and severe) was reported are compared to days when no aggression was reported;

^*p≤.05;

^**p≤.01;

^***p≤.001

^††Reference category for race was Caucasian/Other. This reference group was chosen for ease of interpretation of odds ratios as previous literature indicates African Americans are at higher risk for violence.