Table 2.
Single and Multilevel Linear Regression Models of Teacher Ratings of Externalizing Problem Behaviors (ECLS-K: Spring First Grade, 1×1=12,850)
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | B | SE | B | SE | |
| White Immigrant | −0.05 | (0.04) | −0.04 | (0.05) | −0.05 | (0.04) |
| Native American | 0.21** | (0.07) | 0.03 | (0.09) | 0.02 | (0.10) |
| East Asian American | −0.14*** | (0.04) | −0.17** | (0.05) | −0.16** | (0.05) |
| East Asian Immigrant | −0.14*** | (0.04) | −0.18** | (0.06) | −0.10+ | (0.06) |
| South Asian | −0.20* | (0.08) | −0.16** | (0.06) | −0.12* | (0.05) |
| Southeast Asian American | 0.12* | (0.06) | 0.02 | (0.10) | 0.01 | (0.10) |
| Southeast Asian Immigrant | −0.09+ | (0.05) | −0.20*** | (0.05) | −0 19*** | (0.05) |
| White Latina/o American | 0.06+ | (0.04) | 0.01 | (0.03) | −0.02 | (0.03) |
| White Latina/o Immigrant | −0.10** | (0.04) | −0.17*** | (0.05) | −0.23*** | (0.05) |
| Nonwhite Latina/o American | 0.05 | (0.04) | 0.00 | (0.05) | −0.05 | (0.04) |
| Nonwhite Latina/o Immigrant | −0.01 | (0.04) | −0.08 | (0.06) | −0.15** | (0.05) |
| Black American | 0.26*** | (0.02) | 0.25*** | (0.04) | 0.18*** | (0.03) |
| Black Immigrant | 0.12 | (0.10) | 0.27 * | (0.13) | 0.21 + | (0.12) |
| Male | 0.25*** | (0.01) | ||||
| SES | −0.05*** | (0.01) | ||||
| Age | 0.00 | (0.00) | ||||
| Literacy ARS | −0.03 | (0.02) | ||||
| Math ARS | −0.13*** | (0.02) | ||||
| Constant | 1.62*** | (0.01) | 1.65*** | (0.01) | 2.20*** | (0.16) |
| Variance Component | ||||||
| Classroom Level (τ00) | 0.49 | (0.01) | 0.47 | (0.01) | ||
Note: All models include survey weights and robust standard errors for clustering at the school level. White American subgroup serves as reference category for MMR.
+
p < .10,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p <.001 (two-tailed)