Table 4.
Percentage of young people reporting behaviors and internal feelings consistent with the concept of shalom, by participation in groups
| Indicator of shalom | Participate in church or religious groups | Participate in sports groups or teams | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n = 3,937 Column % |
No n = 20,257 Column % |
p value | Adjusted ORa | Yes n = 13,230 Column % |
No n = 11,008 Column % |
p value | Adjusted ORa | |||
| OR | (95 % CI) | OR | (95 % CI) | |||||||
| Outward-looking behaviors | ||||||||||
| Helps people | 68.5 | 61.5 | <0.0001 | 1.34 | (1.23–1.45) | 66.4 | 58.2 | <0.0001 | 1.41 | (1.34–1.50) |
| Does favors for others | 63.3 | 59.1 | <0.0001 | 1.25 | (1.16–1.35) | 63.3 | 55.5 | <0.0001 | 1.40 | (1.32–1.48) |
| Lends things to people | 49.1 | 43.9 | <0.0001 | 1.29 | (1.20–1.39) | 47.7 | 41.1 | <0.0001 | 1.30 | (1.23–1.38) |
| Compliments others | 73.6 | 68.9 | <0.0001 | 1.24 | (1.14–1.35) | 72.6 | 66.1 | <0.0001 | 1.41 | (1.33–1.50) |
| Shares things | 66.0 | 60.6 | <0.0001 | 1.24 | (1.15–1.35) | 64.1 | 58.4 | <0.0001 | 1.29 | (1.22–1.37) |
| Internal feelings | ||||||||||
| Confidence in oneself | 75.9 | 72.1 | 0.0003 | 1.13 | (1.03–1.33) | 78.8 | 65.5 | <0.0001 | 1.73 | (1.62–1.84) |
| Best possible life | 31.4 | 27.2 | <0.0001 | 1.13 | (1.03–1.22) | 33.1 | 21.6 | <0.0001 | 1.53 | (1.44–1.63) |
| Loneliness | 20.7 | 21.2 | 0.55 | 1.02 | (0.93–1.12) | 16.7 | 26.4 | <0.0001 | 0.63 | (0.59–0.67) |
| Wishes they were someone else | 27.3 | 27.1 | 0.46 | 1.08 | (0.99–1.18) | 24.0 | 30.9 | <0.0001 | 0.80 | (0.75–0.85) |
| Helplessness | 20.3 | 19.3 | 0.71 | 1.08 | (0.98–1.18) | 16.7 | 22.7 | <0.0001 | 0.77 | (0.72–0.83) |
| Sorry for the things I have done | 54.8 | 47.9 | <0.0001 | 1.21 | (1.12–1.30) | 47.9 | 50.5 | <0.0001 | 0.87 | (0.82–0.91) |
| Feeling depressed or low | 15.2 | 15.8 | 0.96 | 1.02 | (0.92–1.13) | 11.6 | 20.6 | <0.0001 | 0.58 | (0.53–0.62) |
2009–2010 Canadian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study
Models were adjusted for the following factors: sex, grade level, urban–rural geographic status, family structure, material wealth (SES), and meals as family
aEstimated using multi-level procedures; students nested within schools, and SAS PROC GLIMMIX Procedure