Table 2.
Externalising behaviour in military and non-military connected children
| Study | Physical fighting | Carrying a weapon | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reinhardt et al. [30]a | AOR Overall (95% CI) | 1.69* (1.27, 2.25) | |||
| Parent military | |||||
| Male AOR (95% CI) | 1.74* (1.15, 2.65) | ||||
| Female AOR (95% CI) | 1.65* (1.11, 2.45) | ||||
| Sullivan et al. [27]b | AOR Overall (95% CI) | 1.67* (1.62, 1.71) | 1.90* (1.83, 1.97) | ||
| 8th grade | 10th/12th grade | 8th grade | 10th/12th | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed et al. [26]c | Military parent | ||||
| Male AOR (95% CI) | 1.27 (0.92, 1.76) | 1.38* (1.02, 1.85) | 1.18 (0.69, 2.00) | 1.08d (0.74, 1.59) | |
| Female AOR (95% CI) | 0.96 (0.60, 1.55) | 2.16* (1.15, 2.85) | 1.32 (0.64, 2.75) | 2.03* (1.15, 3.59) | |
| Deployed parent | |||||
| Male AOR (95% CI) | 1.57* (1.00, 2.47) | 2.01* (1.39, 2.90) | 0.86 (0.39, 1.94) | 2.27* (1.48, 3.47) | |
| Female AOR (95% CI) | 1.29 (0.65, 2.58) | 1.99* (1.09, 3.65) | 1.62 (0.78, 3.43) | 1.64 (0.77, 3.51) | |
CI confidence interval, AOR adjusted odds ratio. For AOR the reference category was children of civilian parents. Male and female refers to the gender of the child
* Confidence intervals indicate a statistically significant odds or adjusted odds ratio
aAOR adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity, grade, location substance use, depressive symptoms, and bullying victimization
bAOR adjusted for sex, race/ethnicity and grade
cAOR adjusted for race/ethnicity, grade, maternal education, academic achievement, binge drinking, drug use and media use. Reinhardt et al. [30] assessed violent behaviour using the following item: “how many times were you in a physical fight in the last 12 months?”. Reed et al. [26] assessed violent behaviour using the following items: “during the past 12 months how many times were you in a fight on school property?” and “during the past 30 days, how many times did you carry a weapon, such as a gun, knife or club on school property?”. Sullivan et al. [27] assessed in-school violent behaviour with items including: “during the past 12 months, how many times on school property have you been in a fight?”, “during the past 12 months, how many times on school property have you carried a gun?”, and “during the past 12 months, how many times on school property have you carried any other weapon (such as a knife or club)?”
dDifference between military and deployed significant at p < 0.05