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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2021 May 12;235:288–291. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2021.05.019

Table 2.

Associations Between Future Orientation and Multiple Forms of Violence

Type of Violence Experience Prevalence of Violence Experience
No. (%)
Association Between Positive Future Orientation and Violence
Unadjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) Adjusted Odds Ratio (95% CI) a
Gun Carrying b 100 (4.3%) 0.34 (0.23 – 0.51) d 0.44 (0.28 – 0.70) d
Threatening Someone with a Weapon b 86 (3.7%) 0.20 (0.13 – 0.31) d 0.26 (0.16 – 0.41) d
Being Threatened with a Weapon b 132 (5.6%) 0.35 (0.25 – 0.51) d 0.44 (0.30 – 0.65) d
Engaging in a Fight b 545 (23.2%) 0.65 (0.52 – 0.82) d 0.64 (0.50 – 0.81) d
Being Injured from a Fight b 82 (3.5%) 0.21 (0.14 – 0.33) d 0.26 (0.17 – 0.42) d
Homicide Survivorship c 767 (32.7%) 0.81 (0.66 – 1.01) 0.72 (0.57 – 0.92) d
Adolescent Relationship Abuse b 191 (8.1%) 0.40 (0.29 – 0.55) d 0.45 (0.32 – 0.63) d
Sexual Assault b 319 (13.6%) 0.61 (0.47 – 0.80) d 0.67 (0.50 – 0.89) d
Exchange Sex c 121 (5.2%) 0.48 (0.33 – 0.72) d 0.56 (0.37 – 0.86) d
a

Odds ratios adjusted for age, race/ethnicity, sex assigned at birth, and self-identification as a sexual/gender minority;

b

Past 12-month history;

c

Lifetime history;

d

p<0.01.