Table 4.
Bivariate Risk Ratios of Dating Violence Perpetration Related to Early Dating Relationship Qualities Among Latinx Early Adolescents (A Crecer Study, n = 296), Salinas, California, 2016–2017.
| Dating Violence Perpetration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls (n = 147) | Boys (n = 149) | |||||||||
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Risk Ratio | 95% CI | P value | Yes (%) | No (%) | Risk Ratio | 95% CI | P value | |
| 33 (22.6) | 113 (77.4) | 29 (19.5) | 120 (80.5) | |||||||
| Participant Characteristics | ||||||||||
| Age mean (SD) | 13.8 (0.5) | 13.8 (0.5) | 1.11 | 0.60, 2.05 | .74 | 13.9 (0.5) | 13.7 (0.5) | 1.45 | 0.78, 2.67 | .24 |
| Maternal education | ||||||||||
| Less than high school | 9 (27.3) | 55 (48.7) | Ref | 9 (31.0) | 43 (35.8) | Ref | ||||
| High school | 11 (33.3) | 35 (31.0) | 1.7 | 0.77, 3.78 | .19 | 10 (34.5) | 44 (36.7) | 1.25 | 0.60, 2.61 | .55 |
| Post-high school | 12 (36.4) | 19 (16.8) | 2.75 | 1.30, 5.84 | .01 | 9 (31.0) | 29 (24.2) | 0.68 | 0.25, 1.85 | .45 |
| Unknown | 1 (3.0) | 4 (3.5) | 1.42 | 0.22, 9.15 | .71 | 1 (3.5) | 4 (3.3) | 1.04 | 0.16, 6.59 | .97 |
| Current education level | ||||||||||
| In middle school | 16 (48.5) | 59 (52.2) | 1.12 | 0.61, 2.05 | .71 | 12 (41.4) | 66 (55.0) | 1.56 | 0.80, 3.03 | .19 |
| In high school | 17 (51.5) | 54 (47.8) | 17 (58.6) | 54 (45.0) | ||||||
| Marianismo-family pillar | 3.1 (2.2,4) | 3.1 (1.8,4) | 1.10 | 0.65, 1.86 | .72 | 3.3 (2.4,4) | 3.1 (2,4) | 1.65 | 0.76, 3.56 | .20 |
| Marianismo-virtuous & chaste | 2.9 (1.8,3.8) | 2.9 (1.6,4) | 1.03 | 0.54, 1.96 | .93 | 3.0 (1.6,3.8) | 2.9 (1.4,4) | 1.43 | 0.67, 3.03 | .36 |
| Marianismo-self-silencing | 1.9 (1.2,3.5) | 2.0 (1,3.5) | 0.55 | 0.24, 1.23 | .14 | 2.1 (1.3,3.2) | 2.2 (1,3.7) | 0.72 | 0.38, 1.37 | .32 |
| Machismo | 2.4 (1.9,3.3) | 2.4 (1.6,3.6) | 0.73 | 0.28, 1.95 | .54 | 2.5 (1.6,3.1) | 2.5 (1.1,3.6) | 1.06 | 0.52, 2.16 | .87 |
| Partner characteristics (past 6 months) | ||||||||||
| Partner age relative to participant age mean (SD) | 0.7 (1.1) | 0.6 (1.1) | 1.03 | 0.78, 1.36 | .83 | 0.0 (1.1) | 0.2 (0.9) | 0.84 | 0.59, 1.20 | .33 |
| Gang-affiliated partner | 13 (39.4) | 13 (11.6) | 2.98 | 1.71, 5.19 | <.01 | 4 (13.8) | 10 (8.3) | 1.54 | 0.62, 3.81 | .35 |
| Relationship closeness (past 6 months) | ||||||||||
| Partner-related withdrawal from friends | 15 (45.5) | 32 (28.6) | 1.74 | 0.96, 3.14 | .07 | 18 (62.1) | 48 (40.3) | 2.03 | 1.03, 4.01 | .04 |
| Emotional closeness mean (SD) | 2.4 (0.9) | 2.6 (1.1) | 0.83 | 0.64, 1.09 | .19 | 2.4 (1.1) | 2.6 (1.1) | 0.92 | 0.67, 1.25 | .59 |
| Communication | ||||||||||
| Frequency of partner communication about relationship mean (SD) | 2.7 (1.3) | 2.5 (1.3) | 1.11 | 0.88, 1.39 | .39 | 2.6 (1.2) | 2.5 (1.3) | 1.03 | 0.81, 1.31 | .80 |
| Partner communication about sex | 8 (24.2) | 17 (15.0) | 1.55 | 0.79, 3.03 | .20 | 12 (41.4) | 34 (28.6) | 1.57 | 0.81, 3.01 | .18 |
| Partner communication about birth control | 8 (24.2) | 18 (16.2) | 1.45 | 0.74, 2.85 | .28 | 8 (27.6) | 24 (20.2) | 1.38 | 0.67, 2.83 | .38 |
| Risk behaviors | ||||||||||
| Alcohol and drug use with partner | ||||||||||
| Never | 24 (72.7) | 96 (85.7) | Ref | 22 (75.9) | 97 (80.8) | Ref | ||||
| Sometimes | 8 (24.2) | 16 (14.3) | 1.65 | 0.85, 3.26 | .14 | 5 (17.2) | 18 (15.0) | 1.12 | 0.48, 2.66 | .79 |
| Often | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0.00) | 5.00 | 3.49, 7.16 | <.01 | 2 (6.9) | 5 (4.2) | 0.74 | 0.12, 4.74 | .75 |
| Oral or vaginal sex | 5 (15.2) | 7 (6.2) | 1.99 | 0.94, 4.22 | .07 | 7 (24.1) | 17 (14.2) | 1.66 | 0.80 , 3.45 | .18 |
Note. CI = confidence interval; SD = standard deviation.