Table A4.

Associations between exposures and child mental health using log-binomial models, according to the Deficit Approach, Protective Factors Approach, and Positive Outcome Approach

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS 2: Log-Binomial models	Deficit Approach: PR of poor-moderate vs. good mental health			Protective Factors Approach: PR of poor-moderate vs. good mental health				Positive Outcome Approach: PR of good vs. poor-moderate mental health
	PR	95%CI	P-value	PR	95%CI		P-value	PR	95%CI	P-value
Child age
7–8 years	1.18	(1.01,1.38)	0.04	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
9–13 years	1	(ref)		0.85	(0.72,0.99)	0.04		0.85	(0.72,0.99)	0.04
Child gender
Male	1.21	(1.03,1.42)	0.02	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Female	1	(ref)		0.82	(0.70,0.97)	0.02		0.82	(0.70,0.97)	0.02
Child general health
Excellent or very good	1	(ref)		0.7	(0.58,0.83)	<0.01		0.7	(0.58,0.83)	<0.01
Good, fair, or poor	1.44	(1.20,1.71)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Caregiver mental health
Good	1	(ref)		0.46	(0.40,0.54)	<0.01		0.46	(0.40,0.54)	<0.01
Poor	2.16	(1.86,2.51)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Caregiver employment
Employed	1	(ref)		0.78	(0.66,0.92)	<0.01		0.78	(0.66,0.92)	<0.01
Not employed	1.29	(1.09,1.52)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Worries about money
No worries	1	(ref)		0.69	(0.59,0.81)	<0.01		0.69	(0.59,0.81)	<0.01
Yes worries	1.45	(1.23,1.69)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Housing problems
No problems	1	(ref)		0.83	(0.70,0.97)	0.02		0.83	(0.70,0.97)	0.02
Yes problems	1.21	(1.03,1.42)	0.02	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Negative major life events
0-1 events	1	(ref)		0.76	(0.64,0.89)	<0.01		0.76	(0.64,0.89)	<0.01
2-9 events	1.32	(1.12,1.56)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Family cohesion
Always or most times	1	(ref)		0.65	(0.52,0.81)	<0.01		0.65	(0.52,0.81)	<0.01
Sometimes, or not really	1.55	(1.24,1.93)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Living on country
Live on country	1.18	(0.72,1.01)	0.07	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Do not live on country	1	(ref)		0.85	(0.72,1.01)	0.07		0.85	(0.72,1.01)	0.07
Child speaks an Indigenous language
Yes does speak	1	(ref)		0.88	(0.73,1.08)	0.22		0.88	(0.73,1.08)	0.22
No does not speak	1.13	(0.93,1.38)	0.22	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Child feels safe at school
Yes	1	(ref)		0.54	(0.46,0.63)	<0.01		0.54	(0.46,0.63)	<0.01
Sometimes or no	1.87	(1.59,2.20)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Child bullied at school
Not bullied	1	(ref)		0.52	(0.44,0.61)	<0.01		0.52	(0.44,0.61)	<0.01
Yes bullied	1.92	(1.65,2.25)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Caregiver trusts local school
Strongly agree or agree	1	(ref)		0.64	(0.54,0.77)	<0.01		0.64	(0.54,0.77)	<0.01
Neutral to disagree	1.55	(1.30,1.85)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)
Caregiver feels connected to community
Yes connected	1	(ref)		0.76	(0.64,0.91)	<0.01		0.76	(0.64,0.91)	<0.01
Sometimes or not connected	1.31	(1.09,1.57)	<0.01	1	(ref)			1	(ref)