Paternal predictors of the mental health of children of Vietnamese refugees

Table 3 Univariate regression analyses using gee, correcting for siblings.

	Self-report problems
Variables father T1/T2	Estimate ^a (95% CI)	p-values
GS1^b T1	1.85 (-2.2, 5.92)	.37
Years education before arrival	.097 (-0.27, 0.46)	.60
Additive stress T1	.075 (-2.43, 2.58)	.95
PTSD T1
- not present (n = 50)	1
- total or partial (n = 4)	7.23 (2.43, 12.04)	.003
Hi-impact events T2
- no events (n = 43)	1
- events (n = 6)	-2.71 (-6.40, 0.98)	.15
Close confidant T1
- yes (n = 25)	1
- no (n = 28)	2.29 (0.15, 4.73)	.066
Employment T2
- no (n = 38)	1
- yes (n = 16)	0.76 (-2.17, 3.68)	.61
Vietnamese network T2
≤10 friends (n = 25)	1
>10 friends (n = 24)	0.32 (-2.26, 2.90)	.81
Norwegian network T2
≤10 friends (n = 47)	1
>10 friends (n = 2)	-6.19 (-8.63, -3.76)	<.001

Relationships between mean self-reported total problem scores in 59 children aged 10 - 18 at T3 and paternal variables at T1/T2.
^a For continuous variables regression coefficients, for categorical variables differences
^b GSI = Global Severity Index of the Symptom Check List-90-R

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