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Table 7 Associations between the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and social, emotional, and behavioural (SEB) symptoms, separately and overall

From: Assessing adverse childhood experiences, social, emotional, and behavioral symptoms, and subjective health complaints among Hungarian adolescents

 

Emotional symptoms

Conduct problems

Hyperactivity/inattention problems

Peer problems

Total difficulties

B

p-value

B

p-value

B

p-value

B

p-value

B

p-value

ACE score

          

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 1

− 0.030

0.912

0.166

0.316

0.027

0.899

− 0.196

0.273

− 0.110

0.842

 2

1.076

0.002*

0.691

0.001*

1.048

< 0.001*

0.318

0.177

3.139

< 0.001*

 3

0.761

0.110

0.803

0.005*

1.249

0.001*

0.782

0.011*

3.672

< 0.001*

 4 or more

1.461

0.001*

0.922

0.001*

1.077

0.002*

0.779

0.007*

4.282

< 0.001*

Model

χ2(10) = 49.172

p < 0.001

χ2(10) = 37.068

p < 0.001

χ2(10) = 32.298

p < 0.001

χ2(10) = 25.895

p = 0.004

χ2(10) = 59.623

p < 0.001

  1. *Generalised linear models, adjusted for age, gender, location, and maternal education