Table 4.
Correlations for variables within each life stage in male and female structural models
Male correlation | Female correlation | |
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Early Context and Adaptation (age 6–7 years) | ||
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Low family SES ↔ Family mobility | 0.277*** | 0.309*** |
Low family SES ↔ Household type | 0.585*** | 0.553*** |
Low family SES ↔ Mother’s mental health | 0.222** | 0.172** |
Low family SES ↔ Poor classroom behavior | 0.106* | 0.152** |
Family mobility ↔ Household type | 0.243*** | 0.199*** |
Family mobility ↔ Mother’s mental health | 0.140* | 0.217*** |
Family mobility ↔ Poor classroom behavior | 0.153*** | 0.123** |
Household type ↔ Mother’s mental health | 0.170** | 0.098 |
Household type ↔ Poor classroom behavior | 0.152*** | 0.107* |
Mother’s mental health ↔ Poor classroom behavior | −0.019 | 0.106 |
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Adolescence (age 16–17 years) | ||
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Adolescent substance use ↔ Adolescent sexual behavior | 0.451*** | 0.379*** |
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Young Adulthood (age 32–33 years) | ||
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Young adult substance problems ↔ Young adult risky sexual behavior | 0.321*** | 0.311*** |
Young adult substance problems ↔ Low young adult social bonds | 0.206*** | 0.184*** |
Young risky sexual behavior ↔ Low young adult social bonds | −0.009 | 0.006 |
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Midlife (age 42–43 years) | ||
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Midlife substance problems ↔ Midlife risky sexual behavior | 0.264*** | 0.296*** |
p<0.05,
p<0.01,
p<0.001