Table A5.
Interpretation of findings, according to the Deficit Approach, Protective Factors Approach, and Positive Outcome Approach
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child general health *†‡t | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose health is good, fair, or poor compared to excellent or very good. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose health is excellent or very good compared to good, fair, or poor. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose health is excellent or very good compared to good, fair, or poor. |
| Caregiver mental health *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregivers have poor mental health compared to good mental health. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose caregivers have good mental health compared to poor mental health. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregivers have good mental health compared to those whose caregivers have poor mental health. |
| Caregiver employment *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregivers are not employed compared to those who are employed. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose caregivers are employed compared to those who are not employed. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregivers are employed compared to those who are not employed. |
| Worries about money *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose families have worries about money compared to children whose families do not have worries about money. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose families do not have worries about money compared to children whose families do have worries about money. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose families do not have worries about money compared to children whose families do have worries about money. |
| Housing problems *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose families have housing problems compared to children whose families do not have housing problems. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose families do not have housing problems compared to children whose families do have housing problems. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose families do not have housing problems compared to children whose families do have housing problems. |
| Negative major life events *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose families have 2 to 9 negative major life events, compared to 0 to 1, negative major life events. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose families have 0 to 1 negative major life events, compared to 2 to 9, negative major life events. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose families have 0 to 1 negative major life events, compared to 2 to 9, negative major life events. |
| Family cohesion *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose families don't get along well, compared to children whose families do get along well. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose families do get along well, compared to children whose families don't get along well. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose families do get along well, compared to children whose families don't get along well. |
| Living on country | There is no significant difference in the prevalence of poor mental health between children whose caregivers do not live on country compared to those who do live on country. | There is no significant difference in the prevalence of poor mental health between children whose caregivers do live on country compared to those who do not live on country. | There is no significant difference in the prevalence of good mental health between children whose caregiver lives on country compared to those who do not live on country. |
| Child speaks an Indigenous language | There is no significant difference in the prevalence of poor mental health between children who do not speak an Indigenous language, compared to speak an Indigenous language. | There is no significant difference in the prevalence of poor mental health between children who not speak an Indigenous language, compared to do not speak an Indigenous language. | There is no significant difference in the prevalence of poor mental health between children who do not speak an Indigenous language, compared to those who do not speak an Indigenous language. |
| Child feels safe at school *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children who do not feel safe at school, compared to those who feel safe at school. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children who feel safe at school, compared to those who do not feel safe at school. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children who feel safe at school, compared to those who do not feel safe at school. |
| Child positive peer relationships at school *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children who are bullied at school, compared to not bullied. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children who are not bullied at school, compared to bullied. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children who are not bullied at school, compared to bullied. |
| Caregiver trusts local school *†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregiver does not trust the school, compared to those who do trust the school. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose caregiver does trust the school, compared to those who do not trust the school. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregiver does trust the school, compared to those who do not trust the school. |
| Caregiver feels connected to community*†‡ | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregiver does not feel connected to community, compared to those who feel connected. | Poor-moderate mental health is significantly less common among children whose caregiver does feel connected to community, compared to those who do not feel connected. | Good mental health is significantly more common among children whose caregiver does feel connected to community, compared to those who do not feel connected. |
* Association is significant in the Deficit Approach.
† Association is significant in the Protective Factors Approach. ‡ Association is significant in the Positive Outcome Approach.