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. 2023 Jan 24;11:1012337. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1012337

Table 4.

Tobit regression for identifying factors related to satisfaction with life and mental wellbeing among students.

Characteristics Satisfaction with life Mental wellbeing
Coef. 95%CI Coef. 95%CI
Individual characteristics
Gender (Male–Ref)
Female 0.77** 0.10; 1.44 −6.00*** −8.57; −3.44
Location (Rural–Ref)
Urban −0.59 −1.35; 0.18
Education (Secondary school–Ref)
High school −1.79*** −2.53; −1.05 −7.95*** −10.74; −5.15
Academic performance (Excellent–Ref)
Good (8– < 9/10) 0.60 −0.32; 1.53 5.76*** 2.21; 9.30
Fair (7– < 8/10) 1.30** 0.23; 2.38 7.79*** 3.71; 11.87
Moderate and below (< 7/10) 1.47** 0.16; 2.79 7.00*** 1.98; 12.02
Current living (Nuclear familyRef)
Extended family −2.91 −6.48; 0.66
Others 6.57* −0.96; 14.11
Age of father (Unit: year) 0.07** 0.01; 0.13 0.56*** 0.21; 0.91
Age of mother (Unit: year) −0.77*** −1.15; −0.38
Relationship in family
Conflict with father (NoRef)
Yes −1.19*** −2.02; −0.36 −6.09*** −9.02; −3.16
Conflict with mother (NoRef)
Yes −0.59 −1.44; 0.25
Student's feeling at home (unit: one score)
Encounter loneliness and isolation within own family −1.05*** −1.32; −0.79 −1.53*** −2.51; −0.55
Having support and sharing from their family member 0.44*** 0.23; 0.65
Number of family members can confide in (NoneRef)
One 1.29 −0.76; 3.33 7.73* −0.06; 15.52
Two and above 2.20** 0.06; 4.35 7.26* −0.87; 15.39
Protective factors for resilience (unit: one score)
Social resources–family 0.16*** 0.07; 0.26 0.27* −0.05; 0.58
Social resources–peers 0.22*** 0.14; 0.31 0.83*** 0.53; 1.12
Personal resources 0.16*** 0.06; 0.25
Self-esteem (unit: one score) 0.16*** 0.07; 0.24 1.58*** 1.28; 1.87
***

p < 0.01,

**

p < 0.05,

*

p < 0.1.