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The Relationship Between Geographic Relocation and Childhood Problem Behaviour - October 1998

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Appendix B

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Univariate Statistics of Study Measures
  PMK Self-Report
Measure formula s.d. min-max formula s.d. min-max
Dependents
Physical aggression - conduct problems .10 .31 0 - 1 .13 .34 0 - 1
Property offenses .11 .31 0 - 1 .07 .25 0 - 1
Indirect aggression .08 .28 0 - 1 .13 .33 0 - 1
Antisocial behaviour .11 .31 0 - 1 .13 .34 0 - 1
School failure .09 .28 0 - 1 - - -
Lifetime alcohol use - - - .19 .39 0 - 1
Lifetime tobacco use - - - .10 .31 0 - 1
Independents
Number of moves 2.02 2.21 0 - 20 - - -
Recency of last move (years) 4.22 3.53 0 - 11 - - -
Controls
Sex
Female .49 .50 0 - 10 - - -
Age 10.47 .49 10 - 11 - - -
Region of residence
Maritimes .09 .28 0 - 1 - - -
Quebec .23 .42 0 - 1 - - -
Prairies .19 .39 0 - 1 - - -
British Columbia .12 .33 0 - 1 - - -
Ontario
Urban-rural residence
Urban .72 .45 0 - 1 - - -
Living in single-parent, blended or adoptive family .26 .44 0 - 1 - - -
Number of siblings in household 1.50 .93 0 - 4+ - - -
Low family SES 5.10 2.89 1 - 10 - - -
Parental depression 8.25 2.82 6 - 24 - - -
  PMK Self-Report
Measure formula s.d. min-max formula s.d. min-max
Family dysfunction 9.92 2.77 6 - 21 - - -
Low parental social support 4.51 2.81 1 - 11 - - -
Parental smoking .37 .48 0 - 1 - - -
Parental drinking .26 .44 0 - 1 - - -
Low neighbourhood safety 1.62 1.27 0 - 6 - - -
Neighbourhood problems 7.30 1.68 6 - 18 - - -
Low neighbourhood cohesion 5.05 2.93 0 - 15 - - -
Negative school climate 6.56 1.74 4 - 16 - - -
Bullied at school - - - 6.61 2.53 4 - 20
Low school safety - - - 7.06 2.62 4 - 20
Low parental interest in child's education 2.91 1.05 2 - 8 2.45 .94 2 - 9
Low frequency of seeing friends/weekly 2.32 1.10 0 - 5 2.78 1.33 1 - 6
Low self-esteem - - - 3.24 2.78 0 - 16
Peer substance use - - - .92 2.54 0 - 26
Deviant peers - - - 1.07 .27 1 - 2
Family Mediators
Low family harmony 1.82 1.48 0 - 9 3.23 2.21 0 - 12
Low parental monitoring - - - 11.2 2.88 6 - 23
Weak parent/child attachment 9.56 2.84 1 - 20 8.11 2.95 5 - 20
Punitive parenting 8.73 2.01 4 - 19 4.77 1.72 3 - 12
Inconsistent parenting 7.09 3.44 2 - 20 5.84 1.98 3 - 12
Negative school attitudes 6.16 1.93 2 - 12 4.95 1.76 3 - 15
Low academic achievement 7.59 3.37 4.20 1.89 .81 1 - 5
Times changed schools .79 1.21 0 - 6 - - -
Community Mediators
Low participation in sports 5.74 2.24 2 - 10 4.85 1.66 2 - 8
Low participation in clubs/church attendance 11.61 2.71 4 - 16 9.79 2.44 3 - 14
Source: NLSCY
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