Correlations of Psychosocial Maturity with Negative Risk-Taking Behaviors, Moral Reasoning, Social Skills and SES by Grade
| Psychosocial maturity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade: | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8C | 8E | 12 |
| r | r | r | r | r | r | |
| Negative risk-taking behaviors | ||||||
| Fights1 | -.20* | -.25*** | -.20* | -.42*** | -.29** | |
| Criminal acts | -.34*** | -.42*** | ||||
| Shoplifting | -.19* | .01 | ||||
| Sexual assault | -.29** | -.22*** | -.13 | |||
| Weapons | -.16 | -.26*** | -.07 | -.40*** | -.44*** | |
| Cigarettes | -.13 | -.24** | -.23* | -.31*** | -.12 | |
| Alcohol/drug use2 | -.28**/-.14 | -.14** | -.11/-.20* | -.35*** | -.27** | |
| Related to Psyhosocial Maturity | ||||||
| Moral reasoning (DIT) | .36*** | |||||
| Social skills (SSRS) | .25** | |||||
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||
| Free lunch participation | .01 | -.18*** | -.25*** | -.27*** | ||
| Father's education | .22*** | .28* | ||||
| Negative risk-taking behaviors | ||||||
| Fights | -.20 | -.25 | -.20 | -.42 | -.29** | |
| Criminal acts | -.34 | -.42 | ||||
| Shoplifting | -.19 | .01 | ||||
| Sexual assault | -.29 | -.22 | -.13 | |||
| Weapons | -.16 | -.26 | -.07 | -.40 | -.44 | |
| Cigarettes | -.13 | -.24 | -.23 | -.31 | -.12 | |
| Alcohol/drug use | -.28 | -.14 | -.11/-.20 | -.35 | -.27 | |
| Related to Psyhosocial Maturity | ||||||
| Moral reasoning (DIT) | .36 | |||||
| Social skills (SSRS) | .25 | |||||
| Socioeconomic status | ||||||
| Free lunch participation | .01 | -.18 | -.25 | -.27 | ||
| Father's education | .22 | .28 | ||||
1Fights in last 6 months.
2Alcohol for grades 6 and 8a: in last year/in last month.
* p < .05;
** p < .01;
*** p < .001
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