Table 6.
Results of general linear model: relationship between PSS and psychosocial wellbeing
| Main effect | Covariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level of PSSa | Children groupb | Genderc | Age | Family SES | |
| Multivariate testd | 11.87**** | 8.72**** | 6.01**** | 13.51**** | 1.83 |
| Depression | 8.45**** | 34.58**** | <1 | 2.07 | <1 |
| Loneliness | 31.34**** | 42.68**** | 1.23 | 28.68**** | 1.09 |
| Self-esteem | 17.64**** | 19.20**** | <1 | 9.82** | 1.06 |
| Future | 63.06**** | 3.86* | 4.28* | 12.88**** | 3.34 |
| Hope | 34.09**** | 14.02**** | 5.50* | 4.35* | 3.64 |
| Control | 17.46**** | 9.05**** | 1.67 | 67.43**** | 2.02 |
| Rule compliance | 15.93**** | 3.49* | 20.40**** | 5.92* | <1 |
| Anxiety | 1.23 | 11.45**** | <1 | <1 | <1 |
| Peer social skills | 37.29**** | 8.43**** | 22.53**** | 19.11**** | <1 |
| School interest | 37.27**** | 8.08**** | 8.39** | 2.37 | <1 |
*
P < .05;
**
P < .01;
****
P < .0001
a
Level of PSS: Low, Medium, High; Please see Tables 4, 5 for the direction of the differences in psychosocial measures
b
Children Group: AIDS orphans, vulnerable children, and comparison children
c
Gender: boys vs. girls
d
All interaction terms were omitted from the table because of the absence of multivariate and univariate significance