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Table 3 Associations between WEMWBS at age 60–64 years and scores for self-organisation, conduct, and emotional problems in adolescence

From: Prospective associations between adolescent mental health problems and positive mental wellbeing in early old age

Independent variables

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 4

Coeff.

p-value

Coeff.

p-value

Coeff.

p-value

Coeff.

p-value

Adolescent mental health

 Self-organisation

−0.017

0.6

0.020

0.6

0.027

0.5

0.033

0.3

 Conduct problems

−0.023

0.5

−0.021

0.5

−0.023

0.5

−0.003

0.9

 Emotional problems

−0.093

0.001

−0.091

0.001

−0.084

0.003

−0.052

0.034

Childhood cognitive ability at age 8

  

0.058

0.035

0.028

0.4

0.021

0.4

Father’s occupational social class

  

−0.022

0.4

−0.012

0.7

0.003

0.9

Educational attainment by age 26

    

0.057

0.079

0.038

0.2

GHQ-28 at age 60–64

      

−0.551

<0.001

  1. Variable coefficients (Coeff.) are standardized. Italics indicates p < 0.05. Model 1 adjusted for each score derived from teacher ratings at ages 13 and 15 as well as for gender. Model 2 further adjusted for childhood cognitive ability at age 8 and father’s occupational social class. Model 3 further adjusted for educational attainment by age 26. Model 4 further adjusted for GHQ-28 total score at age 60–64