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Table 4 Linear regression of delinquency on number of adverse events, socio-demographics, and protective factors by sex

From: Adverse life events and delinquent behavior among Kenyan adolescents: a cross-sectional study on the protective role of parental monitoring, religiosity, and self-esteem

 

Male

Female

 

Model 1 β(SE)

Model 2 β(SE)

Model 3 β(SE)

Model 4 β(SE)

Adverse events (AE)

0.40(0.04)***

0.30(0.04)***

0.27(0.03)***

0.22(0.02)***

Parental monitoring

-0.11(0.02)***

-0.11(0.02)***

-0.05(0.01)***

-0.05(0.01)***

Religiosity

-0.07(0.02)***

-0.06(0.02)***

-0.04(0.02)*

-0.04(0.01)**

Self-esteem

-0.09(0.03)***

-0.08(0.03)**

-0.08(0.02)***

-0.07(0.02)***

15-19 years (ref. 12–14 years)

-0.04 (0.03)

-0.01 (0.03)

0.00 (0.02)

0.00 (0.02)

Out of school (ref. in school)

0.16(0.05)***

0.15(0.05)**

0.11(0.03)***

0.11(0.03)***

Viwandani (ref. Korogocho)

-0.18(0.03)***

-0.17(0.03)***

-0.11(0.02)***

-0.11(0.02)***

AE × parental monitoring

 

-0.11(0.05)*

 

-0.08(0.03)**

AE × religiosity

 

-0.15(0.04)***

 

0.00 (0.03)

AE × self-esteem

 

-0.05 (0.06)

 

-0.13(0.05)*

Constant

0.16(0.03)***

0.12(0.03)***

-0.06(0.02)***

-0.08(0.02)***

Observations (N)

1498

1498

1436

1436

Adjusted R-squared (R2)

0.23

0.26

0.25

0.27

  1. Ref = reference category.
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.