Table 2.
Linear Regression Models of Sexual Risk-Taking Regressed on Peer Anticipation of College Completion and Peer and Individual Variables
| Variable | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Individual Control Variables | ||||||||
| Age | .06** | (.01) | .05** | (.01) | .05** | (.01) | .04** | (.01) |
| Male | −.07* | (.03) | −.07* | (.03) | −.11** | (.03) | −.10** | (.03) |
| Black | .07* | (.04) | .04 | (.04) | .05 | (.03) | .02 | (.04) |
| Latino | .03 | (.04) | .02 | (.04) | .03 | (.03) | .01 | (.03) |
| Other | −.06 | (.04) | −.07 | (.04) | −.06 | (.04) | −.06 | (.04) |
| Single Parent Household | .08** | (.03) | .08* | (.03) | .08* | (.03) | .08* | (.03) |
| Socioeconomic Status | .01 | (.02) | .01 | (.02) | .01 | (.02) | .01 | (.02) |
| Parental Attachment | −.04 | (.02) | −.03 | (.02) | −.03 | (.02) | −.03 | (.02) |
| Parents’ Expectations for College Completion | .00 | (.01) | .01 | (.01) | .00 | (.01) | .01 | (.01) |
| Religiosity | −.06** | (.02) | −.06** | (.02) | −.04+ | (.02) | −.04* | (.02) |
| Abstinence Pledge | −.10** | (.03) | −.10** | (.03) | −.06+ | (.03) | −.06 | (.03) |
| Network Size | .01** | (.00) | .01** | (.00) | .01** | (.00) | .01** | (.00) |
| Grade Point Average | −.04+ | (.02) | −.04+ | (.02) | −.04+ | (.02) | −.04* | (.02) |
| Anticipation of College Completion | .01 | (.04) | .02 | (.04) | .02 | (.04) | .02 | (.04) |
| Desire to Attend College | −.02+ | (.01) | −.02 | (.01) | −.02+ | (.01) | −.02 | (.01) |
| Impulsivity | .08** | (.02) | .07** | (.02) | .08** | (.02) | .07** | (.02) |
| School Attachment | −.01 | (.02) | −.01 | (.02) | −.01 | (.02) | −.01 | (.02) |
| School Problems | .04* | (.02) | .04* | (.02) | .04+ | (.02) | .03+ | (.02) |
| Prior Sexual Risk-Taking | .39** | (.02) | .38** | (.02) | .35** | (.02) | .35** | (.02) |
| Peer Variables | ||||||||
| Peer School Attachment | .00 | (.03) | .01 | (.03) | .01 | (.03) | .01 | (.03) |
| Peer School Problems | .02 | (.02) | .02 | (.02) | .02 | (.02) | .02 | (.02) |
| Peer Delinquency | .27** | (.08) | .26** | (.08) | .25** | (.08) | .25** | (.08) |
| Peer Grade Point Average | −.07* | (.03) | −.06* | (.03) | −.06+ | (.03) | −.05+ | (.03) |
| Peer Anticipation of College Completion | −.13* | (.05) | −.11* | (.05) | −.12* | (.05) | −.10+ | (.05) |
| Mediating Variables | ||||||||
| General Pregnancy Consequences | −.04** | (.01) | −.04** | (.01) | ||||
| Specific Pregnancy Consequences | −.04* | (.01) | −.03* | (.01) | ||||
| Delayed Sex in Relationship Script | .25** | (.03) | .24** | (.03) | ||||
| Early Sex in Romantic Relationship Script | .22** | (.04) | .21** | (.04) | ||||
| Intercept | −1.57** | (.33) | −1.29** | (.36) | −1.53** | (.33) | −1.30** | (.35) |
Note: Standard errors in parentheses. Missing values on individual-level variables were imputed using multiple imputation with 10 replications. Individual N = 6,255; School N = 75.
**
p < .01,
*
p < .05,
+
p < .10 (two-tailed tests).