Table 4. Multivariable regression models predicting high school delinquent behaviors from middle school NMPDU initiation, controlling for middle school individual, peer and family factors.
| Variable | Suspended | Fights | Stealing | Property damage | Any illicit drug use | |||||
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| AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | AOR | (95% CI) | |
| NMPDU initiation | 3.15 | (1.65, 5.99) | 1.72 | (1.01, 2.92) | 0.88 | (0.49, 1.60) | 1.56 | (0.85, 2.84) | 1.25 | (0.74, 2.13) |
| Age | 0.96 | (0.72, 1.27) | 0.86 | (0.70, 1.05) | 1.02 | (0.83, 1.24) | 1.02 | (0.81, 1.28) | 1.16 | (0.96, 1.41) |
| Race (ref = white) | ||||||||||
| Hispanic | 1.14 | (0.61, 2.11) | 1.29 | (0.86, 1.94) | 0.71 | (0.47, 1.08) | 0.94 | (0.60, 1.49) | 0.87 | (0.59, 1.29) |
| Asian | 0.54 | (0.23, 1.29) | 0.61 | (0.37, 1.01) | 0.80 | (0.49, 1.30) | 0.85 | (0.50, 1.44) | 0.51 | (0.31, 0.85) |
| Multiracial/Other | 0.97 | (0.45, 2.12) | 1.22 | (0.75, 1.97) | 0.86 | (0.52, 1.43) | 1.36 | (0.81, 2.28) | 0.91 | (0.57, 1.44) |
| Black | 2.87 | (0.98, 8.43) | 1.93 | (0.83, 4.51) | 1.31 | (0.55, 3.15) | 1.09 | (0.37, 3.26) | 1.21 | (0.52, 2.83) |
| Female | 0.43 | (0.28, 0.67) | 0.51 | (0.37, 0.68) | 0.76 | (0.56, 1.02) | 0.45 | (0.32, 0.63) | 0.78 | (0.58, 1.05) |
| Mother's education | 0.74 | (0.60, 0.91) | 1.04 | (0.90, 1.21) | 0.90 | (0.78, 1.04) | 0.97 | (0.82, 1.15) | 1.10 | (0.95, 1.27) |
| Substance use RSE | 0.65 | (0.49, 0.86) | 0.79 | (0.64, 0.97) | 0.65 | (0.53, 0.79) | 0.81 | (0.64, 1.02) | 0.63 | (0.52, 0.76) |
| Perceived popularity | 1.01 | (0.78, 1.30) | 1.09 | (0.92, 1.29) | 1.00 | (0.84, 1.19) | 0.80 | (0.65, 0.97) | 1.02 | (0.86, 1.20) |
| Family substance use | 1.06 | (0.71, 1.58) | 1.10 | (0.84, 1.44) | 1.55 | (1.20, 2.00) | 1.49 | (1.12, 1.99) | 1.30 | (1.01, 1.66) |
| Parental respect | 0.84 | (0.63, 1.12) | 0.83 | (0.67, 1.03) | 0.77 | (0.62, 0.95) | 0.78 | (0.62, 0.97) | 0.93 | (0.75, 1.15) |
| Peer offers | 1.82 | (0.96, 3.43) | 3.10 | (2.02, 4.75) | 2.04 | (1.31, 3.15) | 1.59 | (0.96, 2.64) | 3.10 | (2,10, 4.59) |
| Peer approval | 0.96 | (0.68, 1.36) | 1.24 | (0.98, 1.57) | 1.02 | (0.80, 1.31) | 1.22 | (0.93, 1.59) | 1.67 | (1.32, 2.13) |
| Peer prevalence | 1.00 | (0.91, 1.11) | 1.01 | (0.94, 1.08) | 1.01 | (0.95, 1.09) | 1.04 | (0.96, 1.12) | 1.07 | (1.01, 1.14) |
Note. Boldface indicates statistical significance at p < .05. RSE = resistance self-efficacy. Each model controls for all of the middle school variables shown in this table.