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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2020 Oct 30;50(3):337–352. doi: 10.1080/15374416.2020.1823848

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.