Table 3.
Adolescent ACEs predicting total behavioural difficulties on strength and difficulties questionnaire
| Predictors | SDQ total behavioural difficulties ~ adolescent ACEs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimates | Std. Beta | Standardized CI | CI | t value | p | |
| Intercept | 2.15 | 0.94 | 0.93 to 0.94 | 2.12 to 2.19 | 121.56 | < 0.001 |
| Physical abuse (11–16 years) | − 0.02 | − 0.01 | − 0.02 to 0.00 | − 0.44 to 0.39 | − 0.11 | 0.912 |
| Emotional abuse (11–16 years) | 0.30 | 0.13 | 0.12 to 0.14 | 0.06 to 0.55 | 2.56 | 0.016 |
| Emotional neglect (11–16 years) | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.07 to 0.08 | 0.08 to 0.26 | 3.96 | < 0.001 |
| Bullying (11–16 years) | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.08 to 0.09 | 0.12 to 0.29 | 4.78 | < 0.001 |
| Violence between parents (11–16 years) | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.01 to 0.03 | − 0.22 to 0.32 | 0.37 | 0.711 |
| Household substance abuse (11–16 years) | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.04 to 0.06 | − 0.22 to 0.44 | 0.69 | 0.497 |
| Parental mental health problems (11–16 years) | 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.07 to 0.09 | − 0.01 to 0.37 | 1.92 | 0.066 |
| Parent convicted of offence (11–16 years) | 0.03 | 0.01 | − 0.00 to 0.02 | − 0.20 to 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.789 |
| Parental separation (11–16 years) | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.03 to 0.04 | − 0.04 to 0.23 | 1.44 | 0.162 |
| Financial difficulties (11–16 years) | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.12 to 0.14 | 0.06 to 0.55 | 2.57 | 0.016 |
| Neighbourhood dissatisfaction (11–16 years) | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.09 to 0.10 | 0.11 to 0.35 | 3.85 | 0.001 |
| No social support—child (11–16 years) | 0.27 | 0.12 | 0.11 to 0.13 | 0.12 to 0.42 | 3.76 | 0.001 |
| No social support—parent (11–16 years) | 0.15 | 0.07 | 0.06 to 0.07 | − 0.03 to 0.32 | 1.68 | 0.103 |
| Violence between child and partner (11–16 years) | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.08 to 0.09 | 0.10 to 0.30 | 4.00 | < 0.001 |
| No parent child bond (11–16 years) | 0.31 | 0.13 | 0.13 to 0.14 | 0.17 to 0.46 | 4.48 | < 0.001 |
Adjusted R2 = 0.091 (0.066—0.119)