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. 2022 Sep 9;22:599. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-04238-x

Table 3.

Logistic regression estimate for depressive symptoms by background characteristics among adolescents at wave-2

Background Characteristics Model-1: OR (CI) Model-2: AOR (CI)
Cyberbullying victimization at wave 1
 No®
 Yes 1.15*(0.98 1.35) 0.97 (0.82 1.14)
Cyberbullying victimization at wave 2
 No®
 Yes 2.45***(2.17 2.75) 2.07***(1.83 2.34)
Depression at wave 1
 No®
 Yes 2.14***(1.95 2.34) 1.77***(1.61 1.94)
Substance use
 No®
 Yes 1.76***(1.48 2.09) 1.56***(1.31 1.86)
Suicidal ideation
 No®
 Yes 0.97 (0.88 1.08) 1.64***(1.46 1.84)
Violent behaviour
 No®
 Yes 0.90*(0.8 1.01) 1.3***(1.14 1.48)
Age group (in years)
 13–17®
 18–20 1.47***(1.29 1.69)
 21–23 1.56***(1.35 1.82)
Sex
 Male®
 Female 2.64***(2.33 2.98)
Marital status
 Single
 Married® 1.65***(1.50 1.82)
Educational level
 Illiterate®
 Up to 8 years 1.06 (0.93 1.2)
 9 or more years 1.08 (0.95 1.23)
Ownership of mobile phone
 No®
 Own mobile 0.87 (0.68 1.09)
 Access family member’s mobile phone 0.79**(0.63 0.99)
Internet access
 No®
 Yes 1.09 (0.97 1.23)
Use of social media
 No®
 Yes 1.03 (0.91 1.16)
Peer connection
 Bad®
 Good 1.17***(1.08 1.26)
Work
 No®
 Yes 0.83***(0.76 0.90)
Religion
 Hindu®
 Non-Hindu 1.16***(1.05 1.27)
Caste
 SC/ST 1.11 (0.98 1.25)
 OBC 1.02 (0.92 1.13)
 Other®
Wealth index
 Poorest 1.15*(1 1.34)
 Poorer 1.16**(1.02 1.32)
 Middle 1.12*(0.99 1.26)
 Richer 1.11**(1 1.23)
 Richest®
Place of residence
 Urban®
 Rural 0.92**(0.85 0.99)
State
 Uttar Pradesh®
 Bihar 1.24***(1.14 1.33)
Constant 0.34***(0.32–0.35) 0.08***(0.06 0.11)

® Reference category, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, OBC Other backward class, OR Odds ratio, SC/ST Schedule Caste/Schedule Tribes

*p < 0.1

**p < 0.05

***p < 0.01