Table 5.
Results of final linear mixed models of socio-demographics by mental health problems
| Outcome | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total SDQ (0–40) | Internalising (0–20) | Externalising (0–20) | Prosocial (0–10) | |
| Mean difference (95 % CI) | Mean difference (95 % CI) | Mean difference (95 % CI) | Mean difference (95 % CI) | |
| Gender | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 |
| Female | 0.95 (−0.09 to1.98) | 1.51 (0.92 to 2.10) | −0.39 (−0.58 to −0.19) | 0.93 (0.83 to 1.02) |
| Male | – | – | – | – |
| Age | p < .01 | p < .001 | n.s. | n.s. |
| 12 | 0.45 (−0.48 to 1.38) | −0.05 (−0.58 to 0.48) | ||
| 13 | 0.10 (−0.66 to 0.86) | −0.06 (−0.50 to 0.37) | ||
| 14 | 0.04 (−0.73 to 0.82) | −0.25 (−0.69 to 0.19) | ||
| 15 | −0.15 (−0.94 to 0.65) | −0.29 (−0.74 to 0.16) | ||
| 16 | – | – | ||
| Age × gender | p < .0001 | p < .0001 | n.s. | n.s. |
| 12 × female | −1.31 (−2.64 to −0.02) | −0.85 (−1.60 to −0.10) | ||
| Female | −0.36 (−1.25 to 0.53) | 0.66 (0.16 to 1.16) | ||
| 13 × female | −0.65 (−1.79 to 0.48) | −0.73 (−1.37 to −0.08) | ||
| Female | 0.29 (−0.27 to 0.86) | 0.78 (0.46 to 1.10) | ||
| 14 × female | 0.22 (−0.94 to 1.37) | −0.01 (−0.66 to 0.65) | ||
| Female | 1.16 (0.57 to 1.76) | 1.50 (1.16 to 1.84) | ||
| 15 × female | 1.33 (0.14 to 2.52) | 0.68 (0.01 to 1.35) | ||
| Female | 2.28 (1.62 to 2.94) | 2.19 (1.82 to 2.57) | ||
| 16 × Female | – | – | ||
| Female | 0.95 (−0.04 to 1.93) | 1.51 (0.95–2.07) | ||
| Aboriginality | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.0001 | p < 0.001 |
| Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander | 2.02 (1.49 to 2.55) | 0.70 (0.40 to 1.00) | 1.33 (1.01 to 1.66) | −0.27 (−0.43 to −0.12) |
| Non-Aboriginal | – | – | – | – |
For all analyses in table a statistical significance level of p ≤ 0.05 was assumed. Non-significant associations are indicated in the table using n.s. For n relating to all subscales please refer to Table 4