Table 4.

Difference in GHQ Likert score between 1987 and 2006 (unstandardised B and significance) − unadjusted (first row) and after adjustment for potential explanatory variables – males and females.

	Males		Females
	B	(sig)	B	(sig)
Unadjusted	0.98	(<.001)	2.75	(<.001)
After adjustment for …
Economic factors
No working parent(s)	0.97	(<.001)	2.78	(<.001)
Shared bedroom	0.93	(.001)	2.48	(<.001)
Worry about unemployment	1.08	(<.001)	2.88	(<.001)
Family factors
Not with both birth parents	0.97	(<.001)	2.61	(<.001)
Arguments with parents (scale)	0.18	(.521)	1.16	(.001)
Family outings (scale)	1.20	(<.001)	3.09	(<.001)
Worry about family relationships	0.90	(.001)	2.52	(<.001)
School factors
School disengagement (scale)	0.69	(.014)	1.97	(<.001)
Worry about school	0.91	(.001)	2.57	(<.001)
Values and lifestyle factors
Religious attendance – weekly	1.02	(<.001)	2.71	(<.001)
Youth subculture	0.97	(.001)	2.43	(<.001)
Discos/clubs – weekly	0.96	(.001)	2.65	(<.001)
Computer games – weekly	1.22	(<.001)	2.85	(<.001)
Spending power (scale)	1.03	(<.001)	2.85	(<.001)
Obese	0.98	(<.001)	2.73	(<.001)
Worry about weight	0.84	(.002)	2.50	(<.001)
Worry about looks	0.83	(.002)	2.23	(<.001)
All factors	0.22	(.496)	0.71	(.054)
All factors excluding worries	0.36	(.280)	0.69	(.076)
All worries	0.80	(.003)	2.11	(<.001)
N	1625		1651