Table 6. Analysis of Covariance of 35-year Follow-up (1992) Health and Psychological Variables by Adolescent Parent Status and Gender.
Adolescent at first birth | Adult at first birth | F-value | |||||
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Variable | Female Adjusted M | Male Adjusted M | Female Adjusted M | Male Adjusted M | Age | Gender | Age × Gender |
Number of illnesses/diseases | 1.30 | 1.25 | 1.12 | .90 | 10.98** | 2.85 | 1.09 |
(.06) | (.14) | (.04) | (.04) | ||||
Proportion who ever smoked regularly | .52 | .69 | .47 | .62 | 3.69 | 26.89** | .06 |
(.02) | (.05) | (.01) | (.02) | ||||
Proportion currently smoking regularly | .23 | .19 | .17 | .18 | 1.96 | .15 | .91 |
(.02) | (.04) | (.01) | (.01) | ||||
Body Mass Index | 26.95 | 28.41 | 25.81 | 27.51 | 13.54** | 32.55** | .21 |
(.21) | (.48) | (.13) | (.14) | ||||
Self-rated health | 4.08 | 3.99 | 4.19 | 4.17 | 11.79** | 1.74 | .64 |
(.03) | (.07) | (.02) | (.02) | ||||
Health compared to others same sex/age | 4.09 | 4.00 | 4.17 | 4.19 | 8.92** | .49 | 1.59 |
(.03) | (.08) | (.02) | (.02) | ||||
Health compared to 10 years ago | 2.83 | 2.85 | 2.98 | 2.93 | 6.00* | .05 | .43 |
(.04) | (.09) | (.02) | (.03) | ||||
Well-being | |||||||
Autonomy | 30.94 | 31.80 | 30.58 | 31.81 | .23 | 8.49** | .26 |
(.27) | (.62) | (.16) | (.19) | ||||
Environmental mastery | 33.28 | 33.56 | 33.82 | 33.79 | 1.22 | .12 | .18 |
(.26) | (.60) | (.16) | (.18) | ||||
Personal growth | 32.74 | 32.12 | 33.43 | 32.63 | 2.58 | 3.68 | .06 |
(.28) | (.65) | (.17) | (.19) | ||||
Positive relationships | 34.36 | 32.54 | 34.94 | 32.98 | 1.92 | 26.46** | .04 |
(.27) | (.64) | (.17) | (.19) | ||||
Purpose in life | 33.18 | 33.68 | 33.95 | 34.06 | 2.24 | .63 | .25 |
(.28) | (.66) | (.17) | (.20) | ||||
Self-acceptance | 32.46 | 32.96 | 33.05 | 33.38 | 1.58 | 1.08 | .04 |
(.30) | (.69) | (.18) | (.21) | ||||
CES-D depression | 9.63 | 7.41 | 8.94 | 7.47 | .41 | 14.35** | .59 |
(.36) | (.84) | (.22) | (.36) |