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. 2015 Sep 2;1(1):92–97. doi: 10.1192/bjpo.bp.115.000422

Table 4. Multilevel modelling estimates for psychological stress (n=21 915)a.

Three-level unconditional Two-level unconditional Two-level fixed level-1 predictors Two-level random intercept and slope model Two-level random model with fixed level-1 and level-2 predictors
Fixed-effects intercept 0.887*** (0.017) 0.886*** (0.008) 0.564*** (0.022) 0.553*** (0.021) 0.920*** (0.036)

Individual-level predictors
 Age 0.006*** (0.000) 0.007*** (0.000) 0.006*** (0.000)
 Gender (male) 0.201*** (0.010) 0.207*** (0.010) 0.207*** (0.010)
 Support from spouse −0.157*** (0.015) −0.155*** (0.014) −0.133*** (0.015)
 Support from father −0.143*** (0.038) −0.146*** (0.037) −0.141*** (0.038)
 Support from mother −0.034 (0.028) −0.036 (0.027) −0.028 (0.028)
 Support from child −0.101*** (0.023) −0.100*** (0.025) −0.082** (0.026)
 Support from sibling −0.074** (0.023) −0.076** (0.023) −0.067** (0.025)
 Support from friend −0.164*** (0.015) −0.167*** (0.015) −0.157*** (0.015)

Family-level predictors
 Family loss 0.182*** (0.025)
 Visitor to home −0.333*** (0.025)
 Salaried household −0.139*** (0.020)

Random variance
 Level-1 intercept 0.375*** (0.005) 0.376*** (0.005) 0.346*** (0.005) 0.303*** (0.006) 0.305*** (0.006)
 Level-2 intercept 0.407*** (0.010) 0.409*** (0.010) 0.397*** (0.010) 0.264*** (0.012) 0.248*** (0.013)
 Level-3 intercept 0.003 (0.002)
 Age 0.000*** (0.000) 0.000*** (0.000)
 Gender 0.066*** (0.010) 0.061*** (0.010)
 Support from child 0.040 (0.025) 0.056* (0.027)
 Support from sibling 0.020 (0.023) 0.032 (0.025)

Model fit
 AIC 44 944.7 45 214.0 40 725.6 40 288.3 36 570.8
 BIC 44 949.4 45 228.2 40 739.7 40 330.7 36 612.7
 −2*log likelihood 44 938.7 45 210.0 40 721.6 40 276.3 36 558.8

AIC, Akaike information criterion; BIC, Bayesian information criterion.

a

Data from the 33 cities with >10 respondents on the day of the earthquake.

*

P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.