Table 3.
Multiple regression analysis of sexual behavior predicted by school attachment, peer influence, and substance use.
| (Model 1) | (Model 2) | (Model 3) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor Variables | β | SE | t | β | SE | T | β | SE | t |
| Gender | −0.13 | 0.055 | −6.94 *** | −0.07 | 0.054 | −3.84 *** | −0.06 | 0.051 | −3.54 *** |
| Age | 0.046 | 0.014 | 2.49 * | 0.012 | 0.013 | 0.685 ns | −0.023 | 0.012 | −1.37 ns |
| Peer Sus | 0.266 | 0.054 | 12.6 *** | 0.047 | 0.059 | 2.02 * | |||
| School Att | −0.07 | 0.078 | −3.39 ** | −0.036 | 0.074 | −1.84 ns | |||
| Subs | 0.396 | 0.016 | 18.51 *** | ||||||
| (Model Statistics) | |||||||||
| R | 0.14 | 0.33 | 0.45 | ||||||
| R 2 change | 0.02 | 0.09 | 0.096 | ||||||
| F | 28.94 *** | 87.32 *** | 146.75 *** | ||||||
Notes: Outcome variable = Sexual misconduct. Sch Att = School attachment and commitment; Peer Sus = Susceptibility to negative influence from peers; Subs = Substance Abuse. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.