Table 3.
Predictors of YSR Externalizing Problem Behaviors and Subscales
| Externalizing Behavior | Aggressive Behavior | Oppositional Defiant | Conduct Problems | Rule Breaking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | 2.026 (1.258) | 2.360* (1.047) | 2.283** (.844) | 2.041** (.759) | .831** (.302) | .781** (.287) | .197 (.481) | .317 (.399) | .226 (.512) | .354 (.448) |
| Age | 0.315 (.491) | .218 (.416) | .114 (.335) | .055 (.302) | .058 (.120) | .041 (.114) | −.009 (.191) | .021 (.158) | .247 (.203) | .279 (.178) |
| Grades | −0.137 (.358) | −.097 (.292) | −.029 (.240) | −.050 (.212) | −.060 (.086) | −.066 (.080) | −.039 (.137) | −.051 (.111) | −.036 (.145) | −.045 (.125) |
| Adolescent Time in U.S. | 0.261* (.130) | −.042 (.114) | .171* (.087) | .005 (.083) | .105*** (.031) | .056+ (.031) | .084+ (.050) | −.047 (.043) | .091+ (.053) | −.035 (.480) |
| Mother’s Education | −1.037 (.523) | −.704+ (.432) | −.527 (.352) | −.300 (.313) | −.137 (.126) | −.064 (.119) | −.342+ (.201) | −.174 (.164) | −.529* (.214) | −.362* (.185) |
| Both Separated | 2.071 (2.480) | −.506 (2.102) | 1.752 (1.680) | .660 (1.525) | .542 (.600) | .227 (.577) | .497 (.958) | −.388 (.800) | −.367 (1.018) | −1.261 (.900) |
| Mother More Acculturated than Adolescent | 5.068* (2.224) | 2.537 (1.911) | 2.779+ (1.534) | 1.281 (1.386) | .964+ (.548) | .468 (.525) | 2.061* (.875) | .972 (.727) | 2.276* (.929) | 1.188 (.818) |
| Adolescent More Acculturated than Mother | 0.832 (1.330) | −.606 (1.137) | .861 (.904) | −.212 (.825) | .078 (.323) | −.258 (.312) | .451 (.516) | −.172 (.433) | .263 (.548) | −.348 (.487) |
| Both Bicultural (Reference) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Cohesiveness | −.045 (.080) | .050 (.058) | −.001 (.022) | −.063* (.030) | −.071* (.034) | |||||
| Familism | −.160 (.207) | −.176 (.150) | −.007 (.057) | −.047 (.079) | .013 (.089) | |||||
| Family Conflict | .872*** (.162) | .550*** (.117) | .159*** (.044) | .333*** (.062) | .330*** (.069) | |||||
| Acculturation Conflict | .212 (.169) | .186 (.122) | .068 (.046) | .027 (.064) | .027 (.072) | |||||
| N | 139 | 138 | 139 | 138 | 139 | 138 | 139 | 138 | 139 | 138 |
| Adjusted R2 | .048 | .345 | .060 | .275 | .112 | .234 | .016 | .356 | .058 | .310 |
Unstandardized regression coefficients and standard errors (in parentheses)
+
p < .10
*
p < .05
**
p < .01
***
p < .001