Table 2.
Final multilevel models predicting friendship quality at sixth grade.
| Variable | Coefficient (SE) |
|---|---|
| Friend-level | |
| Cross-ethnic | 0.035* (.02) |
| Electronic Contact | 0.109*** (.02) |
| Home Contact | 0.050** (.02) |
| Shared Classroom Diversity | −0.132 (.09) |
| CE × Diversity | 0.388** (.13) |
| CE × Electronic Contact | −0.033 (.02) |
| CE × Home Contact | −0.035 (.02) |
| Diversity × Electronic Contact | 0.111 (.10) |
| Diversity × Home Contact | −0.178 (.09) |
| CE × Diversity × Electronic Contact | −0.257 (.14) |
| CE × Diversity × Home Contact | 0.347* (.15) |
| Student-level | |
| Sex | 0.150*** (.01) |
| African American | −0.047* (.02) |
| As ian | −0.062** (.02) |
| W hite | 0.016 (.02) |
| Multi | 0.002 (.02) |
| Other | 0.025 (.03) |
| Parental Education | 0.012* (.01) |
| Friend Nominations | 0.021*** (.003) |
| Ethnic In-group Size | −0.072 (.05) |
Note. Sex reference group=Boys, Ethnicity reference group=Latino; CE=Cross-ethnic friend
p<.05,
p<.01,
p<.001