Table 4.

Tests for Relations between Covariates and Latent Growth Factors for Delinquent Acts

Covariate	Categorical Slope	Continuous Slope
Demographics
Intercept	1.42	−0.01
Gender	0.20	−0.07*
Age	−0.13*	<−0.01
African American	−0.90*	−0.23**
Hispanic	−0.37	−0.04
Multiethnic	−0.44	−0.04
Clinical Functioning
Intercept	0.08	0.01
Baseline Severity	−0.31***	−0.06***
Number of Diagnoses	0.01	0.02
Family Discord	−0.04	<0.01
Developmental Psychopathology
Intercept	0.35	0.03
Depression	−0.02	<−0.01
Behavioral Dysregulation	−0.01	<0.01
Peer Delinquency	−0.27	−0.11***
Multivariate
Intercept	1.21	−0.06
African American	−0.38*	−0.19***
Age	−0.10*	0.01
Gender	0.29*	−0.03
Baseline Severity	−0.35***	−0.06***
Peer Delinquency	−0.07	0.02

Note. Categorical Slope = linear slope coefficient for categorical part of two-part model. Continuous Slope = linear slope coefficient for continuous part of two-part model.

^*p <= .05.

^**p <= .01.

^***p <= .001