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. 2022 Mar 1;16:18. doi: 10.1186/s13034-022-00449-y

Table 5.

Multiple linear regression model of depression symptoms, as measured by SMFQ, predicted by resilience, demographic factors and ACEs

Predictors Depressive symptoms ~ adolescent ACEs, resilience and associated demographics
b Std. β Std. Error CI t p
Intercept 1.70 0.81 0.52 0.64 to 2.77 3.28 0.003
Resilience − 0.06 − 0.12 0.01 − 0.07 to − 0.05 − 11.00  < 0.001
Physical abuse (11–16 years) − 0.43 − 0.17 0.34 − 1.14 to 0.28 − 1.27 0.219
Emotional abuse (11–16 years) 0.39 0.16 0.14 0.09 to 0.69 2.71 0.012
Emotional neglect (11–16 years) 0.09 0.04 0.07 − 0.05 to 0.23 1.34 0.194
Bullying (11–16 years) 0.36 0.15 0.06 0.24 to 0.48 6.27  < 0.001
Violence between parents (11–16 years) 0.29 0.11 0.14 − 0.00 to 0.59 2.02 0.053
Household substance abuse (11–16 years) 0.01 0.01 0.25 − 0.51 to 0.52 0.02 0.983
Parental mental health problems (11–16 years) 0.11 0.04 0.17 − 0.24 to 0.46 0.65 0.523
Parent convicted of offence (11–16 years) − 0.03 − 0.01 0.26 − 0.57 to 0.51 − 0.12 0.907
Parental separation (11–16 years) 0.10 0.04 0.07 − 0.05 to 0.25 1.36 0.185
Financial difficulties (11–16 years) − 0.13 -0.04 0.20 − 0.54 – 0.28 − 0.65 0.522
Neighbourhood dissatisfaction (11–16 years) 0.27 0.11 0.11 0.05 to 0.49 2.55 0.018
No social support—child (11–16 years) 0.10 0.04 0.12 − 0.14 to 0.34 0.88 0.387
No social support—parent (11–16 years) 0.15 0.06 0.12 − 0.10 to 0.40 1.21 0.236
Violence between child and partner (11–16 years) 0.38 0.15 0.10 0.17 to 0.60 3.71 0.001
No parent child bond (11–16 years) − 0.03 − 0.01 0.10 − 0.24 to 0.19 − 0.26 0.800
Social class IV—partly skilled − 0.16 -0.06 0.27 − 0.72 to 0.41 − 0.58 0.566
Social class IIINM—skilled non-manual 0.03 0.01 0.28 − 0.54 to 0.61 0.11 0.910
Social class IIIM—skilled manual 0.00 0.00 0.28 − 0.57 to 0.58 0.01 0.993
Social class II—managerial and technical 0.00 0.00 0.28 − 0.57 to 0.57 0.01 0.991
Social class I—Professional 0.02 0.01 0.29 − 0.59 to 0.63 0.06 0.95
Maternal smoking (2nd trimester) 0.09 0.04 0.06 − 0.03 to 0.21 1.60 0.121
Birthweight (kg) 0.07 0.02 0.04 − 0.01 to 0.16 1.76 0.086
Maternal age (years) 0.00 0.01 0.00 − 0.00 to 0.01 0.97 0.339
Home ownership status birth (owned) − 0.05 − 0.02 0.08 − 0.21 to 0.12 − 0.57 0.573
Marital Status Birth (Married) − 0.08 − 0.03 0.05 − 0.19 to 0.03 − 1.51 0.141
Parity (1) 0.01 0.00 0.04 − 0.08 to 0.10 0.26 0.798
Parity (2) 0.14 0.06 0.07 − 0.01 to 0.29 1.94 0.063
Parity (3) − 0.08 − 0.03 0.13 − 0.35 to 0.19 − 0.59 0.559
Parity (4) − 0.22 − 0.09 0.19 − 0.61 to 0.16 − 1.19 0.243
Parity (5 +) 0.12 0.04 0.42 − 0.75 to 0.98 0.28 0.780
Mother highest education—vocational − 0.15 − 0.06 0.11 − 0.38 to 0.09 − 1.31 0.201
Mother highest education—O level − 0.01 0.00 0.07 − 0.14 to 0.13 − 0.14 0.890
Mother highest education—A level − 0.08 − 0.03 0.07 − 0.23 to 0.06 − 1.20 0.238
Mother highest education—degree − 0.14 − 0.06 0.07 − 0.29 to 0.01 − 1.86 0.069
Ethnicity (BAME) 0.02 0.01 0.14 − 0.27 to 0.31 0.13 0.898
Maternal BMI (Underweight) 0.06 0.02 0.10 − 0.15 to 0.27 0.57 0.574
Maternal BMI (Overweight) 0.01 0.00 0.04 − 0.08 to 0.10 0.18 0.855
Maternal BMI (Obese) -0.03 -0.01 0.09 − 0.21 to 0.15 -0.34 0.738
Partner highest education—vocational 0.10 0.04 0.08 − 0.06 to 0.26 1.23 0.230
Partner highest education—O level 0.03 0.01 0.07 − 0.11 to 0.17 0.41 0.688
Partner highest education—A level 0.03 0.01 0.05 − 0.07 to 0.14 0.61 0.546
Partner highest education—degree 0.01 0.00 0.08 − 0.15 to 0.17 0.09 0.931
Gestation (weeks) 0.00 0.00 0.01 − 0.03 to 0.02 − 0.22 0.827
Sex (Female) 0.45 0.18 0.04 0.37 to 0.52 12.29  < 0.001
Emotional abuse (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 0.01 0.01 − 0.01 to 0.02 0.43 0.67
Emotional neglect (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 0.00 0.01 − 0.01 to 0.02 0.07 0.946
Bullying (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 0.00 0.01 − 0.01 to 0.01 − 0.08 0.94
Financial difficulties (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 0.00 0.01 − 0.02 to 0.02 0.04 0.966
Neighbourhood dissatisfaction (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 0.00 0.01 − 0.02 to 0.01 − 0.11 0.915
No social support—child (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 0.01 0.01 − 0.01 to 0.02 0.36 0.718
Violence between child and partner (11–16 years): resilience 0.00 − 0.01 0.01 − 0.02 to 0.01 − 0.48 0.629

Adjusted R2 = 0.174 (0.146 – 0.203)