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. 2010 Nov;71(10):1819–1830. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.08.012

Table 5.

Estimates for date differences in GHQ Likert scores before and after adjustment for all main effects – males and females.

Parameter Estimate SE t (sig of t)
Males
Before adjustment
Little/no worry about school 0.45 0.34 1.36 (.175)
Lot of worry about school 1.72 0.45 3.84 (<.001)
After full adjustment
Little/no worry about school −0.22 0.37 −0.59 (.552)
Lot of worry about school 1.03 0.47 2.19 (.028)



Females
Before adjustment
Little/no worry about family + little/no worry about school + 1987 mean school disengagement score 0.23 0.42 0.53 (.594)
Lot of worry about family + little/no worry about school + 1987 mean school disengagement score 4.38 0.88 5.00 (<.001)
Little/no worry about family + lot of worry about school + 1987 mean school disengagement score 1.41 0.49 2.90 (.004)
Little/no worry about family + little/no worry about school + 2006 mean school disengagement score 1.02 0.42 2.42 (.016)
Lot of worry about family + lot of worry about school + 2006 mean school disengagement score 6.36 0.85 7.50 (<.001)



After full adjustment
Little/no worry about family + little/no worry about school + 1987 mean school disengagement score −0.39 0.45 −0.86 (.390)
Lot of worry about family + little/no worry about school + 1987 mean school disengagement score 3.70 0.88 4.22 (<.001)
Little/no worry about family + lot of worry about school + 1987 mean school disengagement score 0.80 0.52 1.53 (.127)
Little/no worry about family + little/no worry about school + 2006 mean school disengagement score 0.15 0.46 0.32 (.748)
Lot of worry about family + lot of worry about school + 2006 mean school disengagement score 5.43 0.86 6.31 (<.001)