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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2016 Apr 21;47(3):467–482. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2016.1144190

TABLE 3.

Means and Standard Deviations of Childhood Risk Factors by Trajectory Group Membership

N Trajectory Group

EOC CL AO M L Total






M/% SD M/% SD M/% SD M/% SD M/% SD M/% SD

Demographic Variables

Age 501 7.79 0.60 7.87 0.56 7.79 0.52 7.76 0.56 7.65 0.52 7.72 0.55
Race (African American) 501 85% 67% 72% 70% 47% 59%
Child Characteristics

Fearlessness 501 0.52 0.44 0.34 0.44 0.34 0.42 0.38 0.42 0.29 0.39 0.34 0.41
Anger Dysregulation 501 2.74 2.45 2.37 2.11 2.31 2.05 2.93 2.46 1.92 2.01 2.26 2.18
Conduct Problems 501 3.48 3.06 1.88 1.82 2.13 2.06 2.88 2.76 1.28 1.67 1.93 2.25
ADHD Problems 501 8.63 4.30 7.81 4.37 7.86 3.73 9.31 4.14 5.95 3.75 7.18 4.15
Anxiety Problems 501 1.44 1.37 1.43 1.13 1.54 1.15 1.68 1.30 1.44 1.36 1.49 1.31
Peer Factors

Peer Delinquency 477 8.47 5.15 8.24 5.24 6.57 4.62 8.13 5.36 4.86 4.46 6.33 5.03
Peer Rejection 501 1.71 1.29 1.32 1.52 1.18 1.23 1.36 1.27 0.90 1.08 1.13 1.23
Parenting Factors

Poor Parent–Child Relationship 501 8.24 4.46 7.82 4.35 6.90 4.33 8.21 4.95 5.29 3.83 6.51 8.31
Poor Communication 501 26.48 4.36 25.82 4.38 25.54 4.51 26.06 4.28 23.86 4.04 24.88 4.33
Harsh Discipline 501 1.87 0.41 1.78 0.51 1.82 0.43 1.74 0.44 1.63 0.45 1.71 0.46

Maltreatment and Adversity

Physical Abuse 501 15% 12% 7% 10% 5% 8%
Emotional Abuse/Neglect 501 37% 16% 16% 20% 11% 16%
Psychosocial Adversity 484 3.04 1.44 2.20 1.37 2.57 1.38 2.42 1.41 1.56 1.48 2.04 1.53

Note. EOC = Early-Onset Chronic; CL = Childhood-Limited; AO = Adolescent-Onset; M = moderate; L = low; ADHD = Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.