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Volume 1, Issue 2, January 1999

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Table 1-A

Independent and Dependent Variables, Frequencies, Means,
Standard Deviations, and Factor Loadings

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.

Factor Loading

Variable

Frequency

Mean
S.D.

Factor Loading

Insecure attachment gathered when respondent is age 8-9

Rigid parents

Rigid rules

.782

Feeding problems

.34

.786

1=Rigid rules

71

.19

1= Feeding Problems

245
.47

0=Average

304

.39

0= No Feeding Problems

125

0=Slack

9= Unknown

41

9=Unknown

36

Fretful infant

.22

Vigilance of parents

.13
.782

1=Fretful

82
.41

Age 8-9

.33

0=Not Fretful

294

.747

1=Over-vigilant

48

9=Unknown

35

0=Average vigilance

0=Under vigilance

334

9=Unknown

29

Self-control
Age 8-9

Adventuresome

2.05

.943

1=Cautious

61
.60

2=Average

243

3=Takes many risks

76

9=Unknown

35

Age 10-11

Daring

2.15

.943

1=Low

112
.96

2=Low average

175

3=High average

70

4=High

51

9=Unknown

3

Empathy

0=Conscience and fear of consequences more important in avoiding trouble

217
.29

1=Fear and neither more important

90
.46

9=Unknown

104

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Table 1-B

Independent and Dependent Variables, Frequencies, Means,
Standard Deviations, and Factor Loadings

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.
Factor Loading

Discipline father age 8-9

Discipline of father

2.13
.772

1=Normal

177
1.41

2= Erratic

56

3=Lax

41

4=Strict

61

5=Very strict

27

9= Unknown

39

0= Not applicable

10

Father's quality of discipline

1.53
.772

1=Neither spoilt, harsh

1.02

or Disinterested

262

2=Spoilt

30

3=Harsh

41

4=Disinterested

32

0=Not applicable

10

9=Unknown

36

Discipline mother age 8-9

Strict discipline of mother

1.99

1=Normal

177
1.25

2= Erratic

113

3=Lax

16

4=Strict

48

5=Very strict

22

9=Unknown

32

0= Not applicable

3

Mother's quality of discipline

1.39

1=Neither spoilt, harsh

.79

nor disinterested

286

2=Spoilt

39

3=Harsh

43

4=Disinterested

9

0= Not applicable

3

9= Unknown

31

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Table 1-C

Independent and Dependent Variables, Frequencies, Means,
Standard Deviations, and Factor Loadings

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.
Factor Loading

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.

Lack of attention

Absent father

.28

Age 8-9

0= No separation

296
.45

Physical neglect

.12
.761

1= Separation or death

0= Physical neglect

.33

1=Separation other reasons

115

absent

349

1= Physical neglect present

49

9= Not known

13

Praise absent

.12
.761

0= Boy praised

327
.32

1=Boy not praised

44

9= Not Known

40

Longest time with one girl


3.56

at age 18

1.47

9=1 Not known

22

1=Never

28

2=3 months or less

86

3=Over 3 months-6 months

71

4=Over 6 months/less than

96

1 year

5=Over one year & less than 2

60

6= Over 2 years

48

Job stability and attachment 18

.848

Job Stable 18

.86

1= Employed

.35

1= Self employed

1= At school full time

335

0= Unemployed

0= Institution

0= Other

54

9-Not known

22

Like job 18

.848

9= Not known

22
1.66

4= Like it a lot

199
1.08

3=Like it a bit

62

2=Don't mind

70

1= Dislike it

28

0= Not applicable

30

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Table 1-D

Independent and Dependent Variables, Frequencies, Means,
Standard Deviations, and Factor Loadings

 

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.

Factor Loading

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.

Peers 14- report of delinquency of friends raw data (exact frequencies available upon request)

Fights engaged in within last 2 years





1.89

99=not known

6
16.78

at age 21

3.95

1=0

3
8.04

2 through 39

392

00=None

99=Not Known

01=30 Number of fights



23%




Attack 14-15 number of fights without

23% of men engaged in some fighting (exact frequencies available upon request)

a weapon last 2 years

0=Never

329
.34

1=1 or never

24
.76

2= Sometimes

43

3=Frequently

9

9= Not known

6

Fights engaged in within

the last year age 18

.69

2.45

99= Not known

22

00= None

299

01= Fight

53

02= Fights

13

03= Fights

6

04=Fights

5

05=Fights

2

06=Fights

1

08=Fights

1

10=Fights

5

12=Fights

1

15=Fights

1

25=Fights

2

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Table 1-E

Independent and Dependent Variables, Frequencies, Means,
Standard Deviations, and Factor Loadings

Variable

Frequency

Mean S.D.
Factor Loading

Variable

Frequency
Mean
S.D.

Fights engaged in within the

.14

Marriage age 24

last two years at 24

.35

3.98

00=Not fighting

9=0 Not known

326
1.70

01=Fighting 13.9%

1=No relationship

15

2=Girl-friend Only

7

3=Engaged not cohabitating

1

4=Cohabitating never married

12

5=Married not separated

45

6=Been married now separated

2




Job attachment age 24

7=Been married and separated, now cohabitating or married again





3

Job 24

2.69
.817

9= Not known

326
.71

3= Employed

3= Full time education

71

2= Penal Institution

2

1= Unemployed

1= Other

12

Job satisfaction

2.58
.817

.75

9= Not known

326

3= Happy

61

2= Non-committal

13

1= Unhappy

10

0= Never

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