Table 3.
The associations of spanking and Physical/Emotional abuse with poor mental health outcomes.
| Mental Health Outcome | Predictor | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | CI95% | AOR | CI95% | AOR | CI95% | ||
| Depressed Affect | Spanking | 1.25 | 1.11, 1.42 | – | – | 1.00 | 0.88, 1.15 |
| Physical/Emotional Abuse | – | – | 1.23 | 1.18, 1.28 | 1.23 | 1.18, 1.29 | |
| Suicide Attempt (lifetime) | Spanking | 2.27 | 1.73, 3.00 | – | – | 1.37 | 1.02, 1.86 |
| Physical/Emotional Abuse | – | – | 1.57 | 1.45, 1.70 | 1.51 | 1.38, 1.65 | |
| Moderate to Heavy Drinking1 (lifetime) | Spanking | 1.38 | 1.22, 1.58 | – | – | 1.23 | 1.07, 1.41 |
| Physical/Emotional Abuse | – | – | 1.16 | 1.11, 1.21 | 1.13 | 1.08, 1.19 | |
| Drug Use (lifetime) | Spanking | 1.65 | 1.44, 1.89 | – | – | 1.32 | 1.14, 1.52 |
| Physical/Emotional Abuse | – | – | 1.26 | 1.21, 1.32 | 1.22 | 1.17, 1.28 | |
Note: CI=Confidence Interval; Model 1=logistic regression model with spanking as a predictor; Model 2=logistic regression model with Physical/Emotional abuse as a predictor; Model 3=full logistic model with both spanking and emotional abuse; AOR=odds ratios adjusted for education, ethnicity, sex, age, and marital status;
1
Threshold for moderate to heavy drinking varied by gender; males=14 or more drinks per week; female=7 or more drinks per week.