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