Table 4.
Linear regression of delinquency on number of adverse events, socio-demographics, and protective factors by sex
| |
Male |
Female |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 β (SE) | Model 2 β (SE) | Model 3 β (SE) | Model 4 β (SE) | |
| Adverse events (AE) |
0.40(0.04)*** |
0.30(0.04)*** |
0.27(0.03)*** |
0.22(0.02)*** |
| Parental monitoring |
-0.11(0.02)*** |
-0.11(0.02)*** |
-0.05(0.01)*** |
-0.05(0.01)*** |
| Religiosity |
-0.07(0.02)*** |
-0.06(0.02)*** |
-0.04(0.02)* |
-0.04(0.01)** |
| Self-esteem |
-0.09(0.03)*** |
-0.08(0.03)** |
-0.08(0.02)*** |
-0.07(0.02)*** |
| 15-19 years (ref. 12–14 years) |
-0.04 (0.03) |
-0.01 (0.03) |
0.00 (0.02) |
0.00 (0.02) |
| Out of school (ref. in school) |
0.16(0.05)*** |
0.15(0.05)** |
0.11(0.03)*** |
0.11(0.03)*** |
| Viwandani (ref. Korogocho) |
-0.18(0.03)*** |
-0.17(0.03)*** |
-0.11(0.02)*** |
-0.11(0.02)*** |
| AE × parental monitoring |
|
-0.11(0.05)* |
|
-0.08(0.03)** |
| AE × religiosity |
|
-0.15(0.04)*** |
|
0.00 (0.03) |
| AE × self-esteem |
|
-0.05 (0.06) |
|
-0.13(0.05)* |
| Constant |
0.16(0.03)*** |
0.12(0.03)*** |
-0.06(0.02)*** |
-0.08(0.02)*** |
| Observations (N) |
1498 |
1498 |
1436 |
1436 |
| Adjusted R-squared (R 2 ) | 0.23 | 0.26 | 0.25 | 0.27 |
Ref = reference category.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.