Table 4.
Multiple linear regression using the broadband internalizing and externalizing scales as the outcomes for girls
| Internalizing | Externalizing | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Variable | Coefficient (95% CI) |
p-value | Coefficient (95% CI) |
p-value |
| Age group | 0.335 | 0.268 | ||
| 12–13 | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 14–15 |
1.61 (-2.16–5.37) |
2.81 (0.05–5.57) |
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| 16–18 |
-1.52 (-5.33–2.29) |
0.19 (-2.71–3.09) |
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| Performing any Sport | 0.008 | 0.197 | ||
| Yes | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| No |
3.19 (-1.46–7.85) |
-2.64 (-6.04–0.76) |
||
| Number of siblings | 0.740 | 0.329 | ||
| 0 | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| 1–3 |
5.00 (-18.41–28.42) |
7.92 (-4.86–20.71) |
||
| 4–5 |
9.85 (-14.34–34.04) |
6.12 (-7.40–19.65) |
||
| ≥ 6 |
3.19 (-23.44–29.83) |
0.22 (-16.55 -16.99) |
||
| Doing Chores | 0.126 | 0.329 | ||
| Yes |
0.12 (-3.30–3.55) |
− 0.25 (-2.79–2.30) |
||
| No | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Having an illness | < 0.001 | 0.001 | ||
| Yes | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| No |
-6.17 (-12.79–0.46) |
-2.85 (-6.96–1.26) |
||
| Number of Close Friends | < 0.001 | 0.015 | ||
| 0 |
10.20 (1.85–18.56) |
1.51 (-5.61–8.63) |
||
| 1–3 |
0.74 (-2.60–4.08) |
− 0.10 (-2.63–2.43) |
||
| ≥ 4 | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Having School problems | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
| Yes |
4.69 (1.30–8.07) |
1.24 (-1.26–3.74) |
||
| No | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Living with | 0.075 | 0.063 | ||
| Mother only |
-2.90 (-7.85–2.06) |
0.68 (-2.76–4.13) |
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| Father only |
0.08 (-8.48–8.64) |
− 4.45 (-10.70–1.80) |
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| Both parents | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Relationship with peers (compared to peers) | < 0.001 | 0.007 | ||
| Worse |
6.90 (− 0.98–14.79) |
1.49 (-3.68–6.66) |
||
| Likewise | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Better |
-4.01 (-7.39 - -0.63) |
-2.16 (-4.70–0.37) |
||
| Relationship with siblings (compared to peers) | < 0.001 | 0.051 | ||
| Worse |
6.36 (-15.40–28.12) |
9.74 (-1.70–21.17) |
||
| Likewise | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Better |
0.39 (-3.48–4.27) |
-0.88 (-3.68–1.92) |
||
| Do not have siblings |
6.03 (-17.48–29.54) |
6.71 (-6.40–19.82) |
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| Relationship with parents (compared to peers) | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | ||
| Worse |
5.32 (-8.18–18.81) |
10.41 (1.89–18.93) |
||
| Likewise | Ref. | Ref. | ||
| Better |
-7.15 (-11.41 - -2.89) |
-3.23 (-6.29 - -0.19) |
||
| Having at least one migrant parent | 0.445 | 0.107 | ||
| Yes |
1.72 (-1.71–5.16) |
2.77 (0.18–5.37) |
||
| No | Ref. |
4.61 (1.73–7.49) |
||
| Const. |
21.07 ( -3.75–45.90) |
0.095 |
9.65 (-4.61–23.91) |
0.183 |
| Adj. R 2 | 0.3371 | 0.1978 | ||