Table 3.
Number of childhood friends and internalizing and externalizing symptoms in young adulthood: Multivariate regression analyses (TEMPO study, 22–35 years in 2009)
| Descriptive Characteristic | Young Adult Internalizing symptoms (N=995) a Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
p-value | Young Adult Externalizing symptoms (N=1046) b Adjusted OR (95%CI) |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model adjusted for age and sex | ||||
| Number of childhood friends | ||||
| Zero | 2.98 (1.67- 5.31) | <0.01 | 2.38 (1.28- 4.41) | 0.01 |
| 1 or more | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Full Model | ||||
| Number of childhood friends | ||||
| Zero | 2.45 (1.32–4.66) | 0.01 | 1.81 (0.94–3.54) | 0.08 |
| 1 or more | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Abbreviations: CI, Confidence interval; OR, Odds Ratio.
The full model studying young adult internalizing symptoms is controlled for age, sex, childhood internalizing symptoms, childhood externalizing symptoms, parental household income, parental history of depression and parental heavy drinking. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test for full model; p=0.49
The full model studying young adult externalizing symptoms is controlled for age, sex, childhood internalizing symptoms, childhood externalizing symptoms and parental history of depression. Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test for full model p-value=0.81