The Scientific World Journal

Research Article

Longitudinal Impact of the Project PATHS on Adolescent Risk Behavior: What Happened after Five Years?

Table 3

Growth curve models for problem behavior indicators with subjects joining the Tier 1 Program as experimental subjects.
Dependent variables
DELINQDRUGBEINTIPSLPSKetamineCannabisSolventEcstasyHeroinSexualViolenceNightTrespasses
Intercept
 Initial status.22**.07**1.19**.00.02**.00.00.03**.00.00.02*.04**.05**.04**
 Group−.03**−.01−.02*.00−.01.00.00−.01.00.00.00−.01−.01−.01
 Gender−.05**−.01*−.04**.00.00.00.00.00.00.00−.01*−.03**−.03**−.01
 Age.06**.04**.06**.01*.01**.00.01**.01.01**.00.02**.03**.09**.02**
Linear
 Initial status.26**.06**.21**.01**.01**.02**.01**.02**.01**.01**.02**.05**.06.02**
 Group−.03*−.01**.00−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.005*−.02*−.03**−.01**
 Gender−.01.00.01.001*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01*−.01**−.004*−.03**−.02*−.01*
 Age−.04**−.01−.01−.01*−.01**−.01−.01**−.01*−.01*−.01*.00−.02**−.02*−.01*
Quadratic
 Initial status−.08−.01−.06**−.002**−.003**−.003**−.002**−.004**−.003**−.002**—−.01**−.01−.005**
 Group.01.002*−.01*.002*.001*.00.001*.002*.002*.002*—.003*.01**.002*
 Gender−.01.00−.01*.001*.00.00.00.00.001*.002*—.01**.00.00
 Age.01.002*.00.00.002*.002*.001*.00.00.00—.005**.003*.003*
Cubic
 Initial status.01—.01**———————————
 Group.00—.002*———————————
 Gender.00—.001*———————————
 Age.00—.00———————————
Note: DELINQ: scale score of the delinquency scale; DRUG: scale score of the substance abuse scale; BEINT: scale score of the intention of problem behavior scale; IPS: composite score of using illegal drugs (ketamine, cannabis, ecstasy and heroin); LPS: composite score of using legal drugs (organic solvent and cough medicine); Sexual: item score of having sexual behavior with others; Violence: item score of violent behavior; Night: item score of staying outside home overnight without parental approval; Trespasses: item score of trespasses.
* 𝑃 < 0 . 0 5 , ** 𝑃 < 0 . 0 1 .