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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jul 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Youth Adolesc. 2019 Oct 5;49(7):1393–1405. doi: 10.1007/s10964-019-01141-9

Table 3.

Effect of Puberty on Delinquency and Social Ability at Specified Levels of Each Moderator

Delinquent Behavior on PT X Deviant Peers
Delinquent Behavior on PT X PSE
Delinquent Behavior on PT X Harsh Parenting
Delinquent Behavior on PT X NCE
+ 2 S.D. −0.16 + 2 S.D. 0.29 + 2 S.D. 2.02** + 2 S.D. −0.01
+ 1 S.D. 0.15 + 1 S.D. 0.38 + 1 S.D. 1.24** + 1 S.D. 0.23
Mean 0.46** Mean 0.46** Mean 0.46** Mean 0.46**
− 1 S.D. 0.77** − 1 S.D. 0.54** − 1 S.D. −0.32* − 1 S.D. 0.69**
− 2 S.D. 1.07** − 2 S.D. 0.63* − 2 S.D. −1.11** − 2 S.D. 0.92**
Social Competence on PT X Deviant Peers
Social Competence on PT X PSE
Social Competence on PT X Harsh Parenting
Social Competence on PT X NCE
+ 2 S.D. 0.56 + 2 S.D. −0.03 + 2 S.D. −0.39 + 2 S.D. 0.56
+ 1 S.D. 0.36 + 1 S.D. 0.07 + 1 S.D. −0.11 + 1 S.D. 0.36
Mean 0.17 Mean 0.17 Mean 0.17 Mean 0.17
− 1 S.D. −0.03 − 1 S.D. 0.26 − 1 S.D. 0.44* − 1 S.D. −0.03
− 2 S.D. −0.23 − 2 S.D. 0.36 − 2 S.D. 0.72* − 2 S.D. −0.23

Note: Results from Model VII in Table 2. N = 305; S.D. = standard deviation; PT = Pubertal Timing, PSE = Positive School Experience, NCE = Neighborhood Collective Efficacy.

90% CI does not contain 0

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95% CI does not contain 0

**

99% CI does not contain 0