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Table 7 Predictors of depression 15 months after explosion among children present in Omagh (N= 241)

From: A school based study of psychological disturbance in children following the Omagh bomb

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Variable

β

p

β

p

β

p

Pre-trauma

Age

−0.036

0.903

-.005

0.987

0.015

0.960

Male

−2.640

0.003**

−2.338

0.007**

−2.418

0.005**

Previous psychological treatment

2.488

0.066

2.308

0.083

1.932

0.152

Peri-trauma

Perceived life threat

  

2.581

0.037*

2.225

0.077

Physically injured

  

1.516

0.311

1.040

0.495

Witnessed serious injury

  

1.842

0.042*

1.884

0.037*

Witness people dying

  

−2.151

0.019*

−2.348

0.011*

Witnessed people dead

  

1.591

0.085

1.544

0.093

Post-trauma

Post-event support

    

2.084

0.135

  1. Notes:
  2. 1. Anxiety symptoms measured by Birleson Depression Scale (BDS) score.
  3. 2. Those present in Omagh includes those in Omagh town centre when the bomb exploded or shortly after and/or witnessed related traumatic events.
  4. 3. Dummy variables for school included in model but excluded from the table.
  5. 4. Model 1 Adjusted R2 =0.032; Model 2 Adjusted R2 = 0.081; Model 3 Adjusted R2 = 0.086.
  6. 5. P: *significant at the 0.05 level; **significant at the 0.01 level.