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Table 3 Results of the multiple binary logistic regression analysis with Binge Drinking as dependent variable

From: Predictors of binge drinking in adolescents: ultimate and distal factors - a representative study

Variables*

Regression Co-efficient Beta (β)

Standard Error

Wald

p-value

Odds Ratio

95% Confidence Interval for OR

      

Lower Value

Upper Value

Parental Acknowledgment of success

.012

.005

5.536

.019

1.012

1.002

1.023

Parental warmth in childhood

.002

.001

3.571

.059

1.002

1.000

1.004

Parental separation#

.129

.025

27.173

<.001

1.137

1.084

1.194

Cultural communication in the family

-.035

.004

68.794

<.001

.966

.958

.974

Number of friends

.067

.002

1134.215

<.001

1.069

1.065

1.073

Deviant behavior in one's group of friends

.099

.006

264.020

<.001

1.104

1.091

1.117

Assimilated behavior in one's group of friends

-.010

.006

2.299

.129

.990

.978

1.003

Smoking parents#

.080

.023

12.574

<.001

1.084

1.037

1.133

Neighborhood cohesion

.026

.003

69.966

<.001

1.026

1.020

1.033

Neighborhood safety

.044

.005

95.539

<.001

1.045

1.036

1.054

Living on welfare#

-.446

.040

126.881

<.001

.640

.592

.692

Violence level in school

-.013

.008

2.595

.107

.987

.972

1.003

Willingness of teachers to intervene during violent conflicts

.039

.007

28.532

<.001

1.040

1.025

1.055

Violence at school: aggressive behavior of teachers

.231

.023

98.496

<.001

1.260

1.204

1.319

Voluntary non-profit activities

.072

.013

29.762

<.001

1.074

1.047

1.102

Religiosity

-.292

.010

801.239

<.001

.747

.732

.762

School commitment

-.096

.008

153.245

<.001

.909

.895

.923

Social integration in school

.145

.008

296.640

<.001

1.156

1.137

1.175

Social desirability/Conventional values

-.002

.012

.039

.843

.998

.975

1.021

Planned school leaving certificate

.013

.015

.727

.394

1.013

.983

1.044

Absenteeism/Truancy#

.323

.023

188.998

<.001

1.381

1.319

1.446

ADHD#

-.003

.043

.004

.951

.997

.916

1.086

Risk-taking behavior

.109

.004

737.495

<.001

1.115

1.106

1.124

School grades (average)§

.170

.016

108.786

<.001

1.185

1.148

1.224

Self-esteem

-.012

.004

10.624

.001

.988

.980

.995

Mental well-being/mood

-.013

.004

8.097

.004

.987

.979

.996

School anxiety

-.012

.004

11.787

.001

.988

.981

.995

Suicidal thoughts

.264

.014

378.473

<.001

1.303

1.268

1.338

Mandatory repetition of school year#

.288

.027

111.281

<.001

1.333

1.264

1.407

Constant

-3.449

.144

577.190

<.001

.032

  
  1. *excluded because of multicollinearity: parental control/supervision in adolescence; number of delinquent friends; hedonistic reasons for absenteeism/truancy
  2. # Variable coding for dichotomous variables: 0 = no; 1 = yes
  3. § Grades in the German school system: 1 = "very good" through 6 = "not sufficient"
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