Table 2.
Measures not common to the other Center for Analysis of Pathways from Childhood to Adulthood (CAPCA) studies included in this supplement, by age and domain.
| Domain | |
|---|---|
| Parental relations | Participate in decision making at ages 12 (α = 0.61) and 18 (α = 0.58), 2 items: e.g. ‘How often do you take part in making family decisions that concern yourself?’ (1 = never, 4 = always) |
| Social relations | Social ability at age 12, 4 items: e.g. ‘I can make friends if I really work at it’ (1 = not at all true; 7 = very true), α = 0.76 |
| At age 18,1 item: ‘How good are you at making friends?’ (1 = not at all good, 7 = very good) | |
| Importance of making friends at age 12 and 18, 1 item: ‘For me making friends is...’ (1 = not important, 7 = very important) | |
| Time spent with friends at age 12, 1 item: ‘Outside school, how much time do you spend with your friends?’ (1 = 3 hours or more, 7 = rarely) | |
| At age 18, 1 item: ‘Outside school, how many hours do you spend with your friends each week?’ (1 = 0-8 = 21 or more) | |
| Importance of popularity at ages 12 (α = 0.84) and 18 (α = 0.67), 2 items: e.g. ‘For me being popular is...’ (1 = not important at all, 7 = very important) | |
| Peer focus at age 18, 4 items: e.g. ‘Would you get lower grade to be popular with friends?’ (1 = never, 7 = always), α = 0.68 | |
| Social efficacy at age 18, a composite of social ability and difficulty making friends (reverse-coded), α = 0.82 | |
| Externalizing | Other problem behavior (i.e. not specific to aggressive behavior or bringing alcohol to school) at age 12, 4 items: e.g. ‘In the last three weeks at school, about how many times did you... write or draw anything on school property when you were not supposed to?’ (0 = never, 12 = 12 or more), α = 0.75 |
| Other | Sport value at ages 12 (α = 0.76) and 18 (α = 0.87), 2 items: e.g. ‘How much do you like playing sports?’ (1 = a little, 7 = a lot) |
| Sport activity at age 12, 1 item: i.e. ‘How much time do you spend on sports?’ (1 = less than 15 minutes a day 4 = 1 hour or more a day) | |
| At age 18,2 items: e.g. ‘In the last 6 months, how many hours did you spend each week on... taking part in an organized sport?’ (1 = less than 15 minutes a day, 4 = 1 hour or more a day), α = 0.72 | |
α, coefficient alpha.