School connectedness and substance use among early adolescents with diverse maltreatment histories

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographics of study sample.

Demographic variable	Frequency (n = 156)	Percentage
Gender
Male	98	62.4
Female	54	34.4
Other	4	2.6
Age
14	68	43.6
15	33	21.0
16	20	12.7
17	31	19.7
18	4	2.5
Racial identity
African American/Black	109	70.8
Asian	11	7.0
White	4	2.6
Native American	4	2.5
Pacific Islander/Hawaiian	3	1.9
Other	37	23.6
Ethnic identity
Hispanic	71	46.1
Non-Hispanic	83	53.9
Socioeconomic status
Full Price Lunch	41	26.5
Discounted School Lunch	32	20.6
Free School Lunch	82	52.9

Figure 1. Interaction effect: emotional maltreatment and school connectedness on alcohol use.

Note. SC = school connectedness.

Table 2. Summary of logistic regression analysis for predicting alcohol use.

Predictor	B	SE B	Wald’s χ^2	Odds ratio	95% CI for odds ratio
School connectedness	−1.68	.49	.001	.186	.07, .48
Emotional maltreatment	−6.08	2.36	.010	.002	.01, .24
School connectedness x Emotional maltreatment	1.80	.71	.012	6.028	1.50, 24.40

Figure 2. Interaction effect: emotional maltreatment and school connectedness on marijuana use.

Note. SC = school connectedness.

Table 3. Summary of logistic regression analysis for predicting marijuana use.

Predictor	B	SE B	Wald’s χ^2	Odds ratio	95% CI for odds ratio
School connectedness	−2.81	.72	<.001	.06	.02, .25
Emotional maltreatment	−8.31	2.90	.004	<.01	.01, .07
School connectedness x emotional maltreatment	2.70	.89	.002	14.92	2.60, 85.71