Table 3.

Bivariate correlations among the study variables

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
1. Behavioral engagement	--
2. Affective engagement	−.09
3. Cognitive engagement	.02	.38**
4. Academic competence	.06	.37**	.49**
5. Endorsement of substance use	.01	−.15	−.15	−.20*
6. Externalizing behaviors	−.01	−.25*	−.50**	−.38**	.21*
7. Deviant peer associations	.09	−.10	−.37**	−.30**	.15	.54**
8. Group status	.08	−.23**	−.19*	−.20*	.15	.30**	.22*
9. Child’s gender	.04	−.02	.22*	.18*	−.18	−.05	−.12	−.03

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01