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. 2023 May 24. Online ahead of print. doi: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2023.02.007

Table 2.

Summary of MLM for parental psychological distress (N = 902).

Model 1


Model 2


Model 3


Fixed effect Coeff 95% CI P Coeff 95% CI P Coeff 95% CI P
Intercept 10.19 9.62–10.77 <0.001 8.12 5.33–10.91 <0.001 7.50 4.77–10.23 <0.001
Experiences ofhome-schooling
 Negative experiences index 0.89 0.77–0.01 <0.001 0.74 0.59–0.90 <0.001 0.74 0.58–0.89 <0.001
 Positive experiences index −0.45 −0.57 to −0.33 <0.001 −0.20 −0.39 to −0.01 0.037 −0.20 −0.38 to −0.01 0.039
City-level variable
COVID-19 community level by city
 Yellow zone(Ref=Red zone) 1.61 0.95–2.27 <0.001
 Green zone(Ref=Red zone) 0.17 −0.67 – 1.00 0.702
Person-level variable
Individual (Parents)
 Age −0.03 −0.07 – 0.01 0.157 −0.03 −0.07 – 0.01 0.113
Parents: other(Ref = Father) 0.29 −0.27 – 0.84 0.309 0.27 −0.28 – 0.82 0.342
Educational level
Senior(Ref = Junior and below) 0.40 −2.31 – 3.12 0.772 0.48 −2.22–0.18 0.730
 University and above(Ref = Junior and below) 0.88 −1.82 – 3.58 0.522 0.92 −1.76–3.61 0.501
Interpersonal
Social supports
 Household −1.63 −2.09 to −1.17 <0.001 −1.62 −2.08 to −1.17 <0.001
 Relatives −0.11 −0.31 – 0.09 0.273 −0.13 −0.32 – 0.07 0.209
Model 1
Model 2
Model 3
Fixed effect Coeff 95% CI P Coeff 95% CI P Coeff 95% CI P
Social supports
 Friends −0.08 −0.28 – 0.09 0.414 −0.06 −0.26 to −0.14 0.566
 Neighbors −0.17 −0.38 – 0.05 0.127 −0.17 −0.38 – 0.04 0.119
Children factors
 Number of children in home-schooling −0.09 −0.46 – 0.28 0.630 −0.10 −0.46 – 0.27 0.605
 Child having medical intervention (Ref = None) 0.57 0.10–1.05 0.018 0.59 0.12–1.05 0.015
 Child with medical diagnosis (Ref = None) 0.75 0.02–1.49 0.045 0.83 0.10–1.56 0.026
Family factors
 Immigrant family(Ref=None) −0.88 −2.01 – 0.24 0.123 −0.88 −2.00 – 0.23 0.122
 Types of family structure
 Extended family(Ref=Nuclear family) 0.64 0.09–1.20 0.024 0.62 0.06–1.17 0.029
 Other family(Ref=Nuclear family) 0.46 −0.38–1.30 0.282 0.40 −0.43 – 1.24 0.345
Organizational: Types of work
WFH(Ref=RWO) 0.94 0.42–1.47 <0.001 0.96 0.44–1.48 <0.001
Alternately(Ref=RWO) 0.38 −0.20 – 0.96 0.199 0.38 −0.20 – 0.96 0.195
Community: During COVID-19 alert level
 Level 3 (Ref=Level2) 0.47 0.02–0.92 0.041 0.45 0.01–0.90 0.047
Random effect Variance Component P Variance Component P Variance Component P
Intercept (μ) 0.53 <0.001 0.44 <0.001 0.00005 >0.500
Individual-level (γ) 12.31 10.85 10.81

WFH, work from home; RWO, regular work in the office.