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Table 3 Effects of some predictors on positive (PMH) and negative (NMH) mental health, both crude and adjusted for one another

From: Positive versus negative mental health in emerging adulthood: a national cross-sectional survey

 

Crude effecta

Adjusted effecta

Predictor

PMH

NMH

Diffb

χ2c

PMH

NMH

Diffb

χ2c

Female Sex

−.177*

.438*

−.261

395*

−.124*

.308*

−.184

62.8*

Age

−.132*

.002

.130

59.9*

−.206*

.054

.152

23.0*

Country of birthd

        

  Nordic

−.056

.042

.014

1.13

.045

−.013

.032

1.15

  European

.053

.068

−.015

0.02

.052

.026

.026

0.13

  Other

−.129*

.249*

−.120

19.5*

−.052

.026

.026

1.59

Housinge

        

  Rented

−.136*

.199*

−.063

11.3*

−.008

.052

−.044

5.32

  Other

−.068*

.156*

−.088

26.4*

.030

.041

−.011

0.02

Employmentf

        

  Employed

.070*

−.216*

−.146

89.0*

.149*

−.230*

−.081

6.11

  Unemployed

−.326*

.308*

.018

9.86

−.105

.014

.091

10.7

  Sickness benefit/disability pension

−.934*

.976*

−.042

4.97

−.588*

.405*

.183

26.2*

  Other

−.019

.036

−.017

0.60

.113*

−.160*

−.047

0.94

Economic strain

−.351*

.569*

−.218

187*

−.072*

.208*

−.136

38.2*

Emotional support

.500*

−.573*

−.073

1.02

.340*

−.350*

−.010

2.47

Practical support

.693*

−.814*

−.121

0.51

.261*

−.224*

.037

3.82

Interpersonal trust

.329*

−.473*

−.144

67.7*

.171*

−.188*

−.017

1.39

Community trust

.303*

−.444*

−.141

18.3*

.046

−.156*

−.110

7.49

Participation

.237*

−.148*

.089

21.3*

.120

−.028

.092

6.09

Healthy eating

.119*

.013

.106

22.5*

.070

.005

.065

3.72

Physical activity

.395*

−.463*

−.068

1.37

.227*

−.215*

.012

3.76

Alcohol cons.

−.092*

.146*

−.054

6.70

−.086

.119*

−.033

1.28

Risky alc. cons.

−.152*

.275*

−.123

49.5*

−.053

.069*

−.016

0.08

Gambling

.031

.051*

−.020

0.47

.168*

.027

.141

4.51

Risky gambling

−.236*

.379*

−.143

9.74

−.090

.216*

−.126

7.79

Smoking

−.165*

.244*

−.079

18.2*

−.026

.011

.015

0.53

Humiliation

−.737*

1.262*

−.525

541*

−.397*

.692*

−.295

56.9*

Threat

−.392*

.618*

−.226

92.0*

−.090

.108*

−.018

1.01

Violence

−.281*

.419*

−.138

26.5*

−.015

.015

.000

1.01

Suicide ideation

−.781*

1.269*

−.488

461*

−.349*

.720*

−.371

107*

Suicide attempt

−.937*

1.418*

−.481

163*

−.075

−.058

.017

1.08

  1. p < .05; *p < .001; aThe effects stand for the predicted difference, in SD, in mental health between the highest and lowest values of the predictors; bDifference between the absolute values of the effects; cChi square value for the difference between the effects, a significant value indicates that one of the effects is stronger (deviates more from zero) than the other effect; dReference category = Sweden; eReference category = own; fReference category = student.
  2. The difference between the absolute values of these effects is also presented.