Table A3.
Associations between exposures and alternate categorisation of child mental health, according to the Deficit Approach, Protective Factors Approach, and Positive Outcome Approach
| SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 1: Alternate categorisation of mental health |
Deficit Approach: PR of poor vs. good-moderate mental health |
Protective Factors Approach: PR of poor vs. good-moderate mental health |
Positive Outcome Approach: PR of good-moderate vs. poor mental health |
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| PR | 95%CI | P-value | PR | 95%CI | P-value | PR | 95%CI | P-value | |
| Child age | |||||||||
| 7–8 years | 1.30 | (1.02,1.65) | 0.04 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| 9–13 years | 1 | (ref) | 0.77 | (0.60,0.98) | 0.04 | 1.06 | (1.00,1.11) | 0.04 | |
| Child gender | |||||||||
| Male | 1.33 | (1.04,1.70) | 0.02 | 1 | (ref) | ||||
| Female | 1 | (ref) | 0.75 | (0.59,0.96) | 0.02 | 1.06 | (1.01,1.12) | 0.02 | |
| Child general health | |||||||||
| Excellent or very good | 1 | (ref) | 0.71 | (0.54,0.94) | 0.02 | 1.08 | (1.01,1.17) | 0.04 | |
| Good, fair, or poor | 1.41 | (1.07,1.86) | 0.02 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Caregiver mental health | |||||||||
| Good | 1 | (ref) | 0.4 | (0.32,0.51) | <0.01 | 1.27 | (1.17,1.37) | <0.01 | |
| Poor | 2.47 | (1.95,3.14) | <0.01 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Caregiver employment | |||||||||
| Employed | 1 | (ref) | 0.65 | (0.50,0.84) | <0.01 | 1.09 | (1.04,1.15) | <0.01 | |
| Not employed | 1.54 | (1.19,1.99) | <0.01 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Worries about money | |||||||||
| No worries | 1 | (ref) | 0.61 | (0.48,0.77) | <0.01 | 1.12 | (1.05,1.19) | <0.01 | |
| Yes worries | 1.65 | (1.29,2.10) | <0.01 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Housing problems | |||||||||
| No problems | 1 | (ref) | 0.67 | (0.53,0.86) | <0.01 | 1.09 | (1.03,1.16) | <0.01 | |
| Yes problems | 1.49 | (1.17,1.90) | <0.01 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Negative major life events | |||||||||
| 0-1 events | 1 | (ref) | 0.67 | (0.52,0.87) | <0.01 | 1.08 | (1.03,1.14) | <0.01 | |
| 2-9 events | 1.49 | (1.14,1.93) | <0.01 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Family cohesion | |||||||||
| Always or most times | 1 | (ref) | 0.58 | (0.41,0.81) | <0.01 | 1.17 | (1.03,1.32) | 0.02 | |
| Sometimes, or not really | 1.73 | (1.23,2.43) | <0.01 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Living on country | |||||||||
| Live on country | 1.17 | (0.90,1.51) | 0.25 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Do not live on country | 1 | (ref) | 0.86 | (0.66,1.11) | 0.25 | 1.04 | (0.98,1.10) | 0.25 | |
| Child speaks an Indigenous language | |||||||||
| Yes does speak | 1 | (ref) | 0.89 | (0.66,1.20) | 0.46 | 1.02 | (0.97,1.08) | 0.44 | |
| No does not speak | 1.12 | (0.83,1.51) | 0.46 | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | ||
| Child feels safe at school | |||||||||
| Yes | 1 | (ref) | <0.01 | 0.46 | (0.36,0.60) | <0.01 | 1.23 | (1.12,1.35) | <0.01 |
| Sometimes or no | 2.17 | (1.67,2.80) | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | |||
| Child positive peer relationships | |||||||||
| Not bullied at school | 1 | (ref) | <0.01 | 0.47 | (0.37,0.60) | <0.01 | 1.2 | (1.12,1.28) | <0.01 |
| Bullied at school | 2.13 | (1.66,2.72) | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | |||
| Caregiver trusts local school | |||||||||
| Strongly agree or agree | 1 | (ref) | <0.01 | 0.63 | (0.48,0.83) | <0.01 | 1.12 | (1.03,1.22) | 0.01 |
| Neutral to disagree | 1.58 | (1.20,2.08) | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | |||
| Caregiver feels connected to community | |||||||||
| Yes connected | 1 | (ref) | 0.01 | 0.68 | (0.52,0.90) | 0.01 | 1.1 | (1.02,1.18) | 0.02 |
| Sometimes or not connected | 1.46 | (1.11,1.93) | 1 | (ref) | 1 | (ref) | |||