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. 2021 Apr 29;12:647456. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.647456

Table 2.

Adjusted regression models exploring the association between risk and protective factors and mental health problems among children.

Variables Emotional symptoms Conduct problems Hyperactivity problems Peer problems Prosocial behavior
β P-value β P-value β P-value β P-value β P-value
Sociodemographic
Sexa
Girls 0.01 0.921 0.07 0.357 −0.08 0.499 −0.1 0.264 0.10 0.420
Age −0.00 0.965 −0.05 0.022* −0.1 0.002* −0.07 0.010* 0.01 0.781
Type of school dependencyb
Subsidized N/A N/A N/A N/A −0.25 0.219 0.18 0.220 N/A N/A
Private N/A N/A N/A N/A −0.69 0.002* −0.2 0.212 N/A N/A
Educational experiences
Academic motivation −0.02 0.057 −0.06 0.000** −0.09 0.000** −0.01 0.539 0.09 0.000**
Academic self-concept −0.07 0.000** −0.03 0.012* −0.09 0.000** −0.04 0.003* 0.00 0.993
Sense of belonging −0.01 0.424 −0.01 0.622 −0.02 0.265 −0.02 0.105 0.03 0.170
Covid-19 related experiences
Fear to contracting Covid-19 0.15 0.154 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Fear that a family member or friend contracts Covid-19 −0.01 0.930 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Socializing online N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A −0.07 0.451 N/A N/A
Doing exercise N/A N/A 0.01 0.911 N/A N/A 0.03 0.728 0.01 0.969
Involved in leisure activities N/A N/A 0.01 0.903 0.08 0.502 0.00 0.984 0.2 0.132
Meditates and prays N/A N/A −0.1 0.172 N/A N/A N/A N/A 0.25 0.055
Financial problems −0.01 0.888 0.11 0.155 0.00 0.999 −0.06 0.571 N/A N/A
Family problems 0.15 0.104 −0.06 0.515 N/A N/A 0.19 0.077 −0.01 0.919
Health problems 0.01 0.884 N/A N/A 0.00 0.999 0.12 0.282 N/A N/A
Teaching accessibility problems −0.07 0.400 0.02 0.788 −0.1 0.495 0.04 0.723 N/A N/A
Family functioning
FACES-20 scale −0.01 0.055 −0.01 0.005* −0.00 0.404 −0.01 0.011* 0.03 0.000**

All models were adjusted by sex, age, and variables associated (p < 0.05) with mental health and wellbeing outcomes in the univariable regression models (See Appendix Table A.2, in the Supplementary Material). N/A, not applicable because the variable was not associated in the unadjusted models.

a

Sex [0 = Boys (Ref); 1 = Girls];

b

Type of school dependency [0 = Public (Ref); 1 = Subsidized; 2 = Private].

*

p ≤ 0.05

**

p ≤ 0.001.