Demographic and psychosocial correlates* of frequency of fighting in the past year among high school students in the US
| Demographic and psychosocial characteristics | Number of times fought in the past 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 time | 2–11 times | 12 or more times | ||||
| Adjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |
| Boys | 1.88 | 1.70 to 2.08 | 2.26 | 1.90 to 2.68 | 5.58 | 3.65 to 8.55 |
| Girls | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| 9th Grade | 1.80 | 1.47 to 2.21 | 1.89 | 1.56 to 2.29 | 2.89 | 1.66 to 5.02 |
| 10th Grade | 1.48 | 1.23 to 1.80 | 1.64 | 1.27 to 2.11 | 1.89 | 1.11 to 3.22 |
| 11th Grade | 1.24 | 1.03 to 1.49 | 1.11 | 0.88 to 1.39 | 1.22 | 0.69 to 2.14 |
| 12th Grade | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| African–American | 1.79 | 1.43 to 2.23 | 2.66 | 2.07 to 3.41 | 3.54 | 2.14 to 5.84 |
| Hispanic | 1.25 | 1.02 to 1.51 | 1.62 | 1.25 to 2.10 | 1.33 | 0.82 to 2.17 |
| Other | 1.16 | 0.92 to 1.45 | 1.31 | 1.00 to 1.72 | 2.00 | 1.26 to 3.18 |
| White | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Sadness† | 1.53 | 1.35 to 1.74 | 1.53 | 1.31 to 1.78 | 1.62 | 1.16 to 2.26 |
| Feeling unsafe† | 1.87 | 1.23 to 2.83 | 1.89 | 1.39 to 2.56 | 3.09 | 2.00 to 4.77 |
| Early alcohol use initiation† | 1.48 | 1.24 to 1.77 | 2.03 | 1.70 to 2.42 | 2.37 | 1.67 to 3.37 |
| Binge drinking† | 1.91 | 1.68 to 2.18 | 2.74 | 2.35 to 3.19 | 3.15 | 2.16 to 4.59 |
| Drug exposure† | 1.50 | 1.27 to 1.76 | 1.70 | 1.45 to 1.99 | 2.12 | 1.52 to 2.96 |
| Weapon carrying† | 1.48 | 1.21 to 1.82 | 3.59 | 2.75 to 4.70 | 10.55 | 7.40 to 15.05 |
| Suicide attempt† | 1.71 | 1.30 to 2.25 | 2.05 | 1.46 to 2.87 | 6.16 | 3.70 to 10.28 |
*Analyses are based on multivariate multilogistic regressions to predict either 1 time, 2–11 times, or 12 or more times of fighting in the past year relative to 0 fighting.
†Reference categories are those who did not report any of the psychosocial correlates including sadness, feeling unsafe, early alcohol use, binge drinking, drug exposure, weapon carrying, or suicide attempts.