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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 14.
Published in final edited form as: J Adolesc. 2011 Apr 9;35(1):175–186. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2011.03.003

Table 1. Description of the sample (N = 740).

VARIABLE M (SD) or % (N)
Outcome
Suicidal Ideation (Age 16) 8.9% (66)
Control Variables
Race
 White 25.4% (188)
 African American 52.6% (389)
 Other 22.0% (163)
Gender
 Female 52.6% (389)
 Male 47.4% (351)
Caregiver Education 12.30 (2.19)
Biological Mother in the Home (yes) 59.5% (440)
Site
 Eastern 19.9% (147)
 Southern 15.0% (111)
 Midwestern 16.5% (122)
 Northwestern 24.6% (182)
 Southwestern 24.1% (178)
Psychological Distress (TSCC; age 8) 30.90 (19.21)
Psychological Distress (TSCC; age 12) 12.99 (13.72)
Prior possible suicidal ideation (TSCC; age 8 or 12) 25.7% (190)
Predictors
Physical Abuse 25.5% (189)
Sexual Abuse 10.4% (77)
Psychological Abuse 34.9% (258)
Neglect 10.1% (75)
Witnessed Violence (Family) 0.55 (1.48)
Witnessed Violence (Non-Family) 3.72 (3.62)
Instability (Caregiver) 0.32 (0.46)
Instability (Residential) 0.41 (0.49)
Mediators
Psychological Distress (TSC; age 16) 16.11 (14.25)
Internalizing (CBCL) 48.86 (11.86)
Externalizing (CBCL) 53.29 (11.93)
Risk-Taking 5.38 (4.06)
Future Expectations: Positive Achievement 4.06 (0.75)
Future Expectations: Negative Social 2.38 (0.81)
Future Expectations: Positive Social 3.81 (0.86)