Table 3.
Associations between acculturation dimensions, psychological adjustment and mental health scales (MDD and SASC) after the adjustment of demographic characteristics among 1122 migrant adolescents in Guangzhou, China, in 2016
| Variables | MDD | P value | SASC | P value |
| β (95% CI) | β (95% CI) | |||
| Language | 0.04 (−0.02 to 0.08) | 0.194 | 0.04 (−0.03 to 0.14) | 0.219 |
| Social interaction | −0.05 (−0.24 to 0.01) | 0.085 | −0.04 (−0.39 to 0.07) | 0.178 |
| Lifestyle | −0.03 (−0.08 to 0.03) | 0.404 | −0.07 (−0.21 to 0.01) | 0.030 |
| Psychological adjustment | 0.28 (0.19 to 0.32) | <0.001 | 0.19 (0.20 to 0.42) | <0.001 |
| Gender | ||||
| Boy (ref) | ||||
| Girl | −0.07 (−0.57 to 0.06) | 0.015 | −0.17 (−1.81 to 0.89) | <0.001 |
| Place of origin | ||||
| Guangdong province (ref) | ||||
| Other province | 0.02 (−0.19 to 0.37) | 0.532 | 0.04 (−0.23 to 0.78) | 0.287 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 11–12 (ref) | ||||
| 13 | 0.01 (−0.49 to 0.56) | 0.893 | 0.03 (−0.72 to 1.18) | 0.630 |
| 14 | −0.09 (−0.93 to 0.12) | 0.132 | −0.05 (−1.31 to 0.58) | 0.446 |
| 15–17 | −0.07 (−0.95 to 0.19) | 0.194 | −0.05 (−1.57 to 0.50) | 0.309 |
| Length of stay in Guangzhou | ||||
| <5 years (ref) | ||||
| 5 to 10 years | −0.05 (−0.58 to 0.14) | 0.235 | −0.01 (−0.77 to 0.53) | 0.711 |
| >10 years | −0.01 (−0.40 to 0.28) | 0.737 | −0.06 (−1.08 to 0.14) | 0.130 |
β, standardised regression coefficient; MDD, major depressive disorder; SASC, Social Anxiety Scale for Children.