Table 1.
Descriptive Statistics by Assessment Wave
| Measure | Wave 1 | Wave 2 | Wave 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent of times youth were with: | |||
| Same-age peers (Middle school students) | 27%(.45) | 27%(.44) | 25%(.43) |
| Older peers (High school students) | 21%(.41) | 19%(.39) | 17%(.38) |
| Younger peers(Children under 12) | 34%(.48) | 26%(.44) | 27%(.44) |
| No peers | 38%(.49) | 44%(.50) | 45%(.50) |
| Adults (Monitoring) | 75%(.43) | 71%(.45) | 66%(.47) |
| Percent of times youth were engaged ina: | |||
| TV, computer, or video games | 41%(.49) | 39%(.49) | 40%(.49) |
| Physical activity | 13%(.34) | 13%(.34) | 18%(.38) |
| Eating a meal | 11%(.32) | 10%(.30) | 11%(.31) |
| Homework | 11%(.31) | 12%(.33) | 13%(.34) |
| Chores | 8%(.27) | 7%(.25) | 6%(.24) |
| Smoking cigarettes | 1%(.10) | 0%(.04) | 0%(.05) |
| Drinking alcohol | 1%(.10) | 0%(.04) | 0%(.06) |
| Smoking marijuana | 1%(.08) | 1%(.07) | 0%(.05) |
| Breaking parents’ rules | 1%(.10) | 0%(.06) | 1%(.08) |
| Percent of times youth were: | |||
| At home | 72%(.45) | 67%(.47) | 70%(.46) |
| At someone else’s house | 13%(.34) | 13%(.34) | 12%(.33) |
| School/REC Center/Church | 5%(.22) | 6%(.24) | 5%(.22) |
| In transit | 4%(.20) | 6%(.23) | 4%(.20) |
| Out and about | 5%(.23) | 8%(.27) | 9%(.29) |
| Perception of peers present | |||
| Peers are popularb | 5.33(2.95) | 5.72.84 | 5.53(3.03) |
| Peers tease and say mean things to meb | 3.03(2.55) | 3.4 (2.76) | 3.17(2.60) |
| Want to spent more time with peersb | 6.48(3.01) | 6.67 (2.82) | 6.70(2.87) |
| Percent of peers present who are my friends | 65%(.77) | 59%(.72) | 57%(.59) |
| Moods | |||
| Happyb | 6.71(2.45) | 6.37(2.66) | 6.26(2.72) |
| Angryb | 2.49(2.28) | 2.59(2.40) | 2.42(2.23) |
| Sadb | 2.54(2.36) | 2.61(2.49) | 2.38(2.39) |
| Anxiousb | 2.50(2.24) | 2.53(2.33) | 2.19(2.01) |
| Boredb | 3.92( 2.85) | 3.89(2.95) | 3.57(2.92) |
| Stressedb | 2.98(2.46) | 3.00(2.53) | 2.66(2.47) |
| Left outb | 2.04(1.94) | 2.23(2.24) | 1.97(1.95) |
| Lability of sad mood | 5.55(6.89) | 5.20(6.06) | 4.80(5.81) |
| Lability of anxious mood | 5.21(5.81) | 4.84(5.75) | 4.17(5.50) |
Note. SDs are in parenthesis following each percentage or mean.
a
The more frequent activities and the substance use and rule-breaking behaviors are presented.
b
Numbers are the mean rating on a 1–9 scale (not at all to very much).