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Table 4 Item response probabilities LCA (N = 390)

From: Child Protection Service interference in childhood and the relation with mental health problems and delinquency in young adulthood: a latent class analysis study

Class

1 (N = 175)

2 (N = 120)

3 (N = 57)

4 (N = 38)

Class size proportions

44.9%

30.8%

14.6%

9.7%

Family supervision order

 Yes

0.02

0.84

0.02

0.70

 No

0.98

0.16

0.98

0.30

Registered child maltreatment 

 Yes

0.14

0.57

0.02

0.59

 No

0.86

0.43

0.98

0.41

Age at onset of delinquent behaviour

 No offence

0.00

0.00

0.31

0.62

 Below age 13

0.20

0.42

0.05

0.10

 Age 13 or 14

0.41

0.37

0.18

0.11

 Age 15 or older

0.39

0.21

0.46

0.18

Age of the first CPS report

 No report

0.01

0.01

0.997

0.00

 First report below age 13

0.04

0.44

0.00

0.60

 First report age 13 or 14

0.29

0.34

0.00

0.15

 First report age 15 or older

0.67

0.21

0.00

0.25

Number of CPS investigations

 None

0.00

0.00

0.997

0.00

 1 or 2

0.68

0.13

0.00

0.94

 3 or more

0.32

0.87

0.00

0.06

Type of CPS investigation

 No investigation

0.00

0.00

0.997

0.03

 Protection investigation

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.85

 Judicial investigation

0.89

0.04

0.00

0.12

 Truancy investigation

0.04

0.00

0.00

0.00

 Multiple types of investigations

0.07

0.95

0.00

0.00

  1. Current psychological functioning and delinquent behaviour per group