Table 2.
Effects of perceived stress and stressful life events on risk-taking behavior measured at baseline and via texting (N = 126)
| Model 1: Baseline data | Model 2: Texting data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delinquent behavior a | Substance use | Risky sex | Delinquent behavior | Substance use | |
| Parameter estimation | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) | β (SE) |
| Age | .005 (.16) | .27* (.13) | .33* (.14) | .14 (.21) | .08 (.22) |
| Sex | .33* (.13) | .24* (.11) | .51*** (.13) | .39* (.17) | .03 (.22) |
| Race | −.13 (.18) | −.61*** (.12) | −.11 (.19) | .09 (.26) | −.69** (.26) |
| Free lunch | −.20 (.17) | −.09 (.13) | −.02 (.17) | −.33*** (.22) | −.20 (.29) |
| Sensation seeking | .34* (.17) | .27* (.12) | .32* (.16) | .25 (.26) | .18 (.24) |
| Perceived stress | .35 (.20) | .02 (.13) | .24 (.16) | .28 (.31) | .10 (.21) |
| Stress life events | .51** (.18) | .54*** (.12) | .38** (.11) | .55** (.20) | .50* (.24) |
| Dispersion (Unstandardized coefficient) | .83** (.25) | - | - | - | - |
| Model fit indices | |||||
| AIC | 2166.55 | 2168.12 | |||
| BIC | 2265.81 | 2315.61 | |||
| Adjusted BIC | 2155.13 | 2151.17 | |||
Note.
a
Negative binomial regression was used for delinquent behavior measured at baseline, result remains the same when using the delinquent behavior taken at one-year follow up; all other behavior outcomes were modeled with Poisson regressions.
β, standardized coefficient. SE, standard error.
***
p < .001
**
p < .01
*
p < .05
+
p < .10.