Table 2.

Hierarchical Regression Models Predicting Adolescent Psychological Adjustment at Wave 2

	Internalizing Problems		Self-Esteem		Externalizing Problems		Number of Substances Used
	β	t	β	t	β	t	β	t
Step 1
Gender	.08	1.68	.04	.76	−.01	−.11	.04	.52
Grade	−.04	−.90	.05	.96	−.03	−.63	−.04	−.53
2nd Generation	.09	1.35	−.19	−2.54*	.03	.39	−.02	−.23
3rd Generation	−.01	−.13	−.14	−1.83	.02	.33	−.02	−.17
School	.04	.77	−.01	−.26	.05	1.22	.02	.33
Parent Educ. Secondary	.01	.12	.09	1.42	.03	.49	−.01	−.15
Parent Educ. College	−.01	−.11	.13	2.05	.03	.52	.03	.38
Mother Caregiver	−.02	−.35	.01	.19	.02	.37	.12	1.69
W1 Outcome	.59	12.30***	.45	8.85***	.63	13.73***	.02	.33
W1 Adolescent Discrimination	.01	.16	.01	.07	.07	1.51	−.11	−1.56
Step 2
Parent Discrimination	.12	2.59*	−.14	−2.71**	.03	.61	.02	−.32

Note. Comparison groups include males, ninth grade, first generation adolescents, elementary school education and mother caregivers.