TABLE 1—
Variables | Full Sample | Low Disadvantage (n = 496), % or mean (SD) | Moderate Disadvantage (n = 909), % or mean (SD) | High Disadvantage (n = 404), % or mean (SD) | χ2 or F-value |
Violent victimization | 30 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 2.53 |
Male | 50 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 0.04 |
Age, y | 11.97 (2.42) | 12.13 (2.48) | 11.97 (2.41) | 11.79 (2.38) | 2.20 |
Race/ethnicity | |||||
White | 15 | 39 | 9 | 2 | 352.09*** |
African American | 34 | 6 | 29 | 76 | 548.35*** |
Hispanic | 47 | 49 | 60 | 20 | 198.08*** |
Other | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 7.67* |
Family and parenting factors | |||||
Family SES | -0.10 (1.42) | 0.51 (1.45) | -0.37 (1.40) | -0.22 (1.24)ab | 65.57*** |
Family attachment | 0.01 (0.97) | 0.08 (0.87) | -0.03 (1.03) | 0.01 (0.95) | 2.12 |
Parental warmth | 0.03 (0.95) | 0.06 (0.91) | 0.04 (0.98) | -0.03 (0.92) | 1.17 |
Parental supervision | 0.03 (0.96) | -0.15 (1.07) | 0.09 (0.94)c | 0.10 (0.86)ab | 11.89*** |
Low self-control | -0.01 (0.98) | -0.05 (0.97) | -0.05 (1.01) | 0.12 (0.91)ab | 4.92** |
Behavioral and lifestyle factors | |||||
Delinquent peers | -0.02 (0.97) | -0.26 (0.83) | 0.01 (0.99)c | 0.17 (1.02)ab | 24.68*** |
Previous violence | 33 | 29 | 31 | 42 | 24.72*** |
Unstructured time | 0.01 (2.66) | 0.24 (2.58) | -0.11 (2.67)c | -0.00 (2.74) | 2.90 |
Street efficacy | 0.00 (1.00) | 0.31 (0.96) | -0.13 (0.99)c | -0.07 (0.99)a | 33.08*** |
Note. SES = socioeconomic status. Percentages are reported for binary variables; χ2 values are reported for binary measures and F-values for composite scales. We standardized each composite measure to have a mean of 0 indicating the average score for the full analysis sample (individual scores above the mean indicate that a participant scored higher than the mean on a particular variable). Additional correlation analyses for categorical measures showed that African Americans, Hispanics, and those reporting greater participation in violence were significantly more likely to reside in high-disadvantage neighborhoods.
(Bonferroni post hoc test) = high disadvantage significantly different from low disadvantage (P < .05).
(Bonferroni post hoc test) = high disadvantage significantly different from moderate disadvantage (P < .05).
(Bonferroni post hoc test) = moderate disadvantage significantly different from low disadvantage (P < .05).