Table 3.
Linear regression models predicting resilience in 18-year-old youth in the military, with estimates, beta values, and standard error (SE).
| Baseline Sample (n = 297) |
Two-wave Sample (n = 149) |
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Baseline |
Baseline |
6-month Follow-up |
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Estimate |
β |
SE |
Estimate |
β |
SE |
Estimate |
β |
SE |
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| Demographic characteristics | |||||||||
| Gender – male | 5.517 | 0.120* | 2.449 | 7.893 | 0.174* | 3.368 | 6.827 | 0.129 | 4.270 |
| Migrant | −0.995 | −0.022 | 2.440 | −6.194 | −0.133 | 3.384 | −6.205 | −0.131 | 4.261 |
| Family environment | |||||||||
| Reported at least one adverse childhood experience (ACEs) | 0.133 | 0.008 | 0.921 | 1.679 | 0.099 | 1.267 | −1.667 | −0.095 | 1.554 |
| Socioeconomic status – above average | 1.603 | 0.037 | 2.298 | 5.071 | 0.117 | 3.107 | 1.175 | 0.021 | 3.897 |
| Maintained health habits | |||||||||
| Never smoked | 4.018 | 0.059 | 3.564 | 1.569 | 0.027 | 4.563 | 4.468 | 0.087 | 5.448 |
| Healthy diet with fruits and vegetables | 1.344 | 0.028 | 2.473 | 1.679 | 0.036 | 3.816 | −0.652 | −0.013 | 3.936 |
| Changed internal resources | |||||||||
| Distress | −1.544 | −0.297*** | 0.278 | −2.516 | −0.491*** | 0.395 | −1.757 | −0.343*** | 0.413 |
| Identity | |||||||||
| Identity – Affirmation/belonging | 1.649 | 0.245** | 0.490 | 1.410 | 0.268* | 0.656 | 0.909 | 0.159 | 0.588 |
| Identity- Exploration | 0.514 | 0.113 | 0.331 | 0.024 | −0.017 | 0.637 | −1.120 | −0.177 | 0.732 |
| F (df) = Value | F(9,286) = 11.113*** | F(9,134) = 6.796*** | F(9,129) = 3.333*** | ||||||
| R-Square | R2 = .23 | R2 = .31 | R2 = .0.19 | ||||||
* p < 0.5, ** p < .01, ***p < .001