Introduction
The relationship between ACEs and deviant behaviors
The role of social support
The present study
Method
Participants
Measurements
Statistics
Results
Descriptive analysis
Variable | N | M(SD)/% |
---|---|---|
Abuse | 85 | 10.0% |
emotional abuse | 69 | 8.1% |
physical abuse | 47 | 5.6% |
sexual abuse | 18 | 2.1% |
Neglect | 262 | 30.6% |
emotional neglect | 75 | 8.8% |
physical neglect | 215 | 25.1% |
Household dysfunction | 211 | 24.9% |
Parental separation or divorce | 81 | 9.7% |
Death in family | 70 | 8.4% |
Depressive or mentally ill household member | 67 | 7.9% |
suicide attempts member | 48 | 5.7% |
Substance abuse in home | 42 | 5.0% |
Incarcerated household member | 30 | 3.6% |
Number of ACEs | ||
0 | 463 | 54.2% |
1 | 230 | 26.9% |
2 | 72 | 8.4% |
3 | 47 | 5.5% |
≥ 4 | 43 | 5.0% |
Deviant behaviors (at least one) | 369 | 43.2% |
Students | 214 | 53.4% |
Nonstudents | 155 | 37.9% |
Perceived social support | ||
Family support | 853 | 5.25(1.35) |
Friend support | 853 | 5.30(1.24) |
Other support | 854 | 5.17(1.26) |
Gender | ||
Male | 471 | 55.1% |
Female | 384 | 44.9% |
Age | ||
18–19 | 297 | 34.7% |
20–21 | 315 | 36.8% |
22–24 | 181 | 21.2% |
> =24 | 62 | 7.3% |
Family migrant status | ||
nonmigrant family | 462 | 54.1% |
both-parent migration | 142 | 16.6% |
father-only or mother-only | 206 | 24.1% |
Parents’ divorce or death | 44 | 5.2% |
Family economic status | ||
rich | 61 | 7.2% |
general | 516 | 61.1% |
poor | 267 | 31.6% |
Respondents’ educational level | ||
Junior high school or below | 313 | 38.5% |
High school | 270 | 33.3% |
College degree or above | 229 | 28.2% |
Marriage | ||
Married | 190 | 22.6% |
Unmarried | 650 | 77.4% |
Left-behind child | ||
No | 310 | 36.3% |
Yes | 545 | 63.7% |
Worker or student | ||
Student | 290 | 33.9% |
Worker | 565 | 66.1% |
Behaviors | Student group (N = 290) | Working group (N = 565) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Playing truant or skipping classes | 93 | 33.90% | ||
Smoking | 32 | 11.70% | ||
Drinking | 88 | 32.10% | ||
Staying out all night without permission | 32 | 11.70% | ||
Get away from home | 7 | 2.60% | ||
Going to pornographic venues | 16 | 5.50% | 144 | 25.50% |
Trying drugs secretly | 3 | 1.00% | 10 | 1.80% |
Playing violent games | 31 | 10.70% | 99 | 17.60% |
Gambling with others | 20 | 6.90% | 108 | 19.10% |
Carrying knives or other weapons | 9 | 3.10% | 29 | 5.20% |
Stealing others’ property | 7 | 2.40% | 12 | 2.10% |
Fighting with others | 15 | 5.20% | 59 | 10.40% |
Participating in a gang, and gang activities | 5 | 1.70% | 18 | 3.20% |
Intimidating and extorting other people’s property | 4 | 1.40% | 10 | 1.80% |
Destroying public property or other people’s property without reason | 9 | 3.10% | 18 | 3.20% |
The relationship between ACEs and deviant behaviors
Deviant behavior | t | (95% CI) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
B(SE) | β | |||
Abuse (No) | ||||
Yes | 3.035 (1.149) | 0.094 | 2.641** | [0.779, 5.292] |
Neglect (No) | ||||
Yes | 0.743 (0.729) | 0.035 | 1.020 | [−0.688, 2.175] |
Household dysfunction (No) | ||||
Yes | 4.529 (0.825) | 0.203 | 5.487*** | [2.909, 6.150] |
Gender | ||||
Male | 5.001 (0.660) | 0.261 | 7.580*** | [3.706, 6.297] |
Age | −0.400 (0.217) | −0.078 | −1.840 | [− 0.827, 0.027] |
Family migrant status (nonmigrant family) | ||||
both-parent migration | 1.655 (0.947) | 0.064 | 1.749 | [−0.203, 3.513] |
father-only or mother-only | 0.123 (0.814) | 0.006 | 0.152 | [−1.474, 1.720] |
Parents’ divorce or death | −3.508 (1.563) | −0.080 | −2.245* | [−6.575, − 0.440] |
Family economic status(general) | ||||
rich | 1.440 (1.277) | 0.039 | 1.128 | [−1.067, 3.946] |
poor | −0.334 (0.716) | −0.016 | − 0.466 | [−1.739, 1.071] |
Parental educational level (Junior high school) | ||||
Primary school or below | 0.812 (0.762) | 0.038 | 1.065 | [−0.685, 2.309] |
Technical secondary school or above | 2.793 (0.889) | 0.111 | 3.141** | [1.048, 4.538] |
Respondents’ educational level (High school) | ||||
Junior high school or below | 0.350 (0.831) | 0.018 | 0.421 | [−1.282, 1.982] |
College degree or above | 2.215 (0.990) | 0.105 | 2.237* | [0.271, 4.159] |
Marriage (Unmarried) | ||||
Married | 2.036 (0.902) | 0.089 | 2.257* | [0.265, 3.808] |
Left-behind child (No) | ||||
Yes | 0.122 (0.714) | 0.006 | 0.172 | [−1.278, 1.523] |
Worker or student (Worker) | ||||
student | 0.336 (1.014) | 0.017 | 0.331 | [−1.655, 2.328] |
Constant | 51.727 | [42.687, 60.768] | ||
Observations | 782 | |||
R square | 0.162 | |||
Adjusted R square | 0.144 | |||
F | 8.709*** |
The moderating role of perceived social support
Moderating effects | Coeffect | SE | 95% CI | R2-chng | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Higher | |||||
Model 1 | Abuse * Family support | −0.916 | 0.778 | −2.443 | 0.611 | 0.0015 |
Model 2 | Abuse * Friend support | −2.487 | 0.850 | −4.155 | −0.818 | 0.0096** |
Model 3 | Abuse * Other support | −1.767 | 0.809 | −3.355 | −0.179 | 0.0053* |
Model 4 | Neglect * Family support | −0.347 | 0.512 | −1.353 | 0.658 | 0.0005 |
Model 5 | Neglect * Friend support | −1.175 | 0.573 | −2.300 | −0.050 | 0.0048* |
Model 6 | Neglect * Other support | −0.810 | 0.567 | −1.922 | 0.302 | 0.0023 |
Model 7 | Household dysfunction * Family support | −0.937 | 0.543 | −2.003 | 0.130 | 0.0032 |
Model 8 | Household dysfunction * Friend support | −1.820 | 0.579 | −2.955 | −0.684 | 0.0108** |
Model 9 | Household dysfunction * Other support | −1.356 | 0.573 | −2.481 | −0.231 | 0.0061* |