Table 2. Bivariate and multivariate associations of life events and parent-adolescent attachment with mental health problems (N = 3181).
| Bivariate1 | Multivariate1 | |||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |
| Life events | ||||
| Chronic or severe illness of parent | 1.57 | 1.13 – 2.19** | 1.34 | 0.94 – 1.90 |
| Chronic or severe illness of sibling | 1.43 | 0.89 – 2.29 | 1.23 | 0.75 – 2.04 |
| Mental illness of parent | 3.37 | 2.08 – 5.47*** | 1.86 | 1.08 – 3.21 * |
| Mental illness of sibling | 2.97 | 1.63 – 5.44*** | 1.91 | 0.98 – 3.73 |
| Addiction of parent | 3.64 | 2.36 – 5.63*** | 2.34 | 1.45 – 3.79** |
| Addiction of sibling | 1.58 | 0.82 – 3.06 | 0.82 | 0.39 – 1.71 |
| Conflicts between parents | 1.85 | 1.50 – 2.27*** | 1.51 | 1.21 – 1.88*** |
| Parental divorce | 1.64 | 1.30 – 2.08*** | 1.25 | 0.97 – 1.62 |
| Unwanted pregnancy | 4.22 | 1.44 – 12.33** | 2.17 | 0.63 – 7.45 |
| Victim of sexual abuse | 3.02 | 1.56 – 5.83** | 1.11 | 0.50 – 2.50 |
| Victim of violence | 3.66 | 2.59 – 5.19*** | 2.51 | 1.69 – 3.70*** |
| Unfavourable parent-adolescent attachment | 2.65 | 2.07 – 3.40*** | 2.03 | 1.55 – 2.65*** |
| Nagelkerke R2 | 0.10 |
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Bivariate and multivariate analyses included confounders: age, sex, ethnicity and education level.
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p<0.05 ** p<0.01 *** p <0.001.
Note: Bold numbers indicate significant P-values.