Table 3.
Generalized Estimating Equation Models Examining Risk and Protective Factors as Predictors of Later Gun Violence
| Gun Violence (T+1) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1: Risk Only | Model 2: Protective Only | Model 3: Full Model | |||||||
| Predictors (T) | OR | 95% C.I. | p | OR | 95% C.I. | p | OR | 95% C.I. | p |
| Gun violence | 3.08 | [1.94, 4.88] | <.001 | 9.27 | [6.53, 13.16] | <.001 | 2.75 | [1.74, 4.35] | <.001 |
| Gun carrying only | 2.08 | [1.46, 2.95] | <.001 | 4.26 | [3.19, 5.67] | <.001 | 1.99 | [1.39, 2.83] | <.001 |
| Risk Factors | |||||||||
| Non-gun serious violence | 1.24 | [0.90, 1.70] | 0.191 | 1.25 | [0.91, 1.72] | 0.166 | |||
| Regular heavy drinking | 1.46 | [1.06, 1.99] | 0.019 | 1.43 | [1.05, 1.95] | 0.025 | |||
| Drug dealing | 1.50 | [1.13, 1.98] | 0.005 | 1.47 | [1.11, 1.94] | 0.006 | |||
| Poor impulse control | 0.92 | [0.80, 1.06] | 0.246 | 0.94 | [0.82, 1.08] | 0.380 | |||
| Personal rewards of crime | 1.24 | [1.10, 1.40] | <.001 | 1.20 | [1.06, 1.35] | 0.004 | |||
| Gang membership | 1.55 | [1.12, 2.14] | 0.009 | 1.50 | [1.08, 2.08] | 0.016 | |||
| Peer gun carrying | 1.27 | [1.10, 1.47] | 0.001 | 1.30 | [1.12, 1.50] | <.001 | |||
| Peer non-gun delinquency | 0.91 | [0.78, 1.05] | 0.192 | 0.88 | [0.76, 1.03] | 0.107 | |||
| Exposure to violence | 1.14 | [1.03, 1.26] | 0.009 | 1.18 | [1.06, 1.30] | 0.002 | |||
| Neighborhood disorder | 1.07 | [0.94, 1.22] | 0.318 | 1.08 | [0.95, 1.24] | 0.253 | |||
| Protective Factors | |||||||||
| Concern for others | 0.84 | [0.75, 0.94] | 0.003 | 0.87 | [0.77, 0.98] | 0.025 | |||
| Expectations for work/family | 1.00 | [0.88, 1.14] | 0.988 | 1.05 | [0.92, 1.21] | 0.480 | |||
| Aspirations for work/family | 0.84 | [0.76, 0.92] | <.001 | 0.82 | [0.74, 0.91] | <.001 | |||
| Religious beliefs | 0.86 | [0.76, 0.98] | 0.021 | 0.87 | [0.76, 0.99] | 0.029 | |||
| Strong adult social supports | |||||||||
| One adult support | 1.02 | [0.80, 1.30] | 0.887 | 1.00 | [0.78, 1.28] | 0.987 | |||
| Two adult supports | 0.46 | [0.23, 0.91] | 0.026 | 0.44 | [0.21, 0.89] | 0.022 | |||
Note. OR = odds ratio; C.I. = confidence interval. Sample size is 1,147 participants with 10,323 observations. Covariates indexing street months (T+1), age (T+1), placement in a secure facility (T+1), and race were included in all models.