Research Article

Victimization, Urbanicity, and the Relevance of Context: School Routines, Race and Ethnicity, and Adolescent Violence

Table 3

Hierarchical generalized linear model effects (standard errors) and odds ratio for adolescent victimization in rural schools.

Model 4Model 5Model 6
(SE)OR (SE)OR (SE)OR

Within rural schools
Routine activities
 School-based academic .060 (.060)1.062 .147 (.066)*1.158 .144 (.070)*1.155
  Black/African American.334 (.205)1.397
  Latino American−.541 (.255)*.582
  Asian American 1.198 (.571)*3.315
 School-based sport −.017 (.044).982 −.038 (.046).961 −.014 (.051).985
  Black/African American−.381 (.170)*.682
  Latino American.180 (.158)1.197
  Asian American.031 (.281)1.031
 School-based club .128 (.068)*1.137 .177 (.071)**1.194 .211 (.081)**1.235
  Black/African American−.282 (.178).776
  Latino American−.004 (.356).995
  Asian American−.987 (.698)*.109
 School-based misbehavior .419 (.035)***1.521 .392 (.035)***1.480 .411 (.041)***1.509
  Black/African American−.174 (.095)*.839
  Latino American.025 (.103)1.025
  Asian American−.054 (.184).946
 Race and ethnicity
  Black/African American −.123 (.179).883 .468 (.254)*1.598
  Latino American−.481 (.236)*.618 −.484 (.306).616
  Asian American−.573 (.347)*.563 −.265 (.662).766
 Student characteristics
  Male.649 (.111)***1.914 .648 (.113)***1.912
  Educational achievement−.011 (.006)*.988 −.011 (.006)*.988
  Family socioeconomic status.068 (.083)1.070 .073 (.083)1.076
  Family structure .019 (.138)1.019 −.011 (.137).988
  Family involvement −.014 (.021).985 −.014 (.021).985
Between rural schools
Security−.023 (.026).976 −.028 (.028).971 −.028 (.029).972
Extra security for activities−.444 (.120)***.641 −.493 (.139)***.610 −.493 (.141)***.610
Social disorder.017 (.032)1.017 .022 (.036)1.022 .024 (.037)1.025
School characteristics
 Poverty .001 (.004)1.001.001 (.004)1.001
 Size−.001 (.001).999 −.001 (.001).999
 Percent black/African American students.678 (.414)1.970 .674 (.414)1.963
 Percent Latino American students−.216 (.492).805 −.252 (.520).777
 Percent Asian American students.767 (.618)2.155 .530 (.644)1.701
Intercept−.679 (.057)***−.709 (.058)***−.725 (.058)***

Random effectsVariance Variance Variance

.104***171.073.121***172.729.129***174.343

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The omitted categories are white American, females, single parent/guardian family structures, and no extra security for selected school activities.