Table 3.

Path Coefficients from Further Test of Life History Predictions: Earlier Predictors

	Delinquency Intercept	Delinquency Slope	Puberty, Wave 1	Deviant Peers, Wave 2	Harsh Parenting, Wave 2
Puberty, w1	0.15	−0.52 **		0.14 *	0.11 *
Deviant Peers, w1	0.01	−0.41 *		0.26 ***	−0.11 *
Deviant Peers, w2	0.32 ***	−0.01
Harsh Parenting, w1	0.08	−0.01		0.00	0.39 ***
Harsh Parenting, w2	0.20 *	−0.14
Harshness and Unpredictability, w1	0.28 *	0.08	0.15 *	0.20 *	0.19 *
PC Education, w1	0.00	0.03	0.19 ***	−0.03	−0.09
Delinquency, w1	0.11 *	0.04	0.09	0.02	0.07
Age, w1	−0.11	0.30 *	0.31 ***	0.13 *	0.03

Note: N = 480; standardized results shown; dependent variables shown in first row, predictor variables shown in first column

^†p<.06

^*p<.05

^**p<.01

^***p<.001.