Table 3. Interaction effect of parent-adolescent attachment and life events on mental health (N = 3181).

Life events		Parent-adolescent attachment		Mental health	OR	95% CI	RERI	95%CI
			Total	Borderline/ Abnormal
			n	n
One life event	Not present1	Favourable	1532	157	1.00		1.56	0.15 – 2.96
	Not present1	Unfavourable	101	13	1.29	0.70 – 2.36
	Present	Favourable	850	105	1.23	0.95 – 1.60
	Present	Unfavourable	143	38	3.07	2.04 – 4.63
Multiple life events	Not present1	Favourable	1532	157	1.00		3.32	0.80 – 5.84
	Not present1	Unfavourable	101	13	1.29	0.70 – 2.37
	Present	Favourable	360	92	2.86	2.14 – 3.84
	Present	Unfavourable	131	57	6.47	4.39 – 9.55

Analyses included confounders: age, sex, ethnicity and education level.

¹The reference group is no life event.