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Table 5 Regression analysis for internalizing and externalizing problems, non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal ideation by parental absent groups, β/OR (95% CI)

From: Impact of parental divorce versus separation due to migration on mental health and self-injury of Chinese children: a cross sectional survey

 

Internalizing problems@

Externalizing problems#

Parental migration status (ref: DC)

 BLBC

− 0.48 (− 0.87, − 0.09)*

− 0.05 (− 0.41, 0.31)

− 0.70 (− 1.11, − 0.29)**

− 0.15 (− 0.50, 0.21)

 SLBC

− 0.62 (− 1.00, − 0.24)**

− 0.30 (− 0.65, 0.05)

− 0.66 (− 1.06, − 0.26)**

− 0.27 (− 0.62, 0.07)

 NLBC

− 1.04 (− 1.43, − 0.65)***

− 0.59 (− 0.94, − 0.23)**

− 1.15 (− 1.56, − 0.75)***

− 0.58 (− 0.93,− 0.23)**

Mother-adolescent communication

 Openness communication

 

− 0.02 (− 0.04, 0)

 

− 0.04 (− 0.06,− 0.02)**

 Problem communication

 

0.12 (0.09, 0.15)***

 

0.16 (0.13,0 .19)***

 Father-adolescent communication

    

 Openness communication

 

− 0.01 (− 0.03, 0.02)

 

0.01 (− 0.01, 0.03)

 Problem communication

 

0.09 (0.06, 0.12)***

 

0.09 (0.06, 0.11)***

 Resilience

 

− 0.03 (− 0.04,− 0.03)***

 

− 0.05 (− 0.06,− 0.05)***

 

Self-injury$

Suicidal ideation%

Parental migration status (ref: DC)

 BLBC

0.76 (0.54, 0.98)*

0.95 (0.67, 1.34)

0.69 (0.52, 0.91)**

0.90 (0.67, 1.21)

 SLBC

0.71 (0.52, 0.96)*

0.81 (0.58, 1.13)

0.76 (0.58, 0.98)*

0.90 (0.68, 1.19)

 NLBC

0.60 (0.42, 0.84)**

0.72 (0.50, 1.02)

0.57 (0.43, 0.75)***

0.71 (0.53, 0.95)*

Mother-adolescent communication

 Openness communication

 

0.97 (0.95, 0.99)*

 

0.96 (0.95, 0.98)***

 Problem communication

 

1.08 (1.05, 1.11)***

 

1.09 (1.07, 1.12)***

Father-adolescent communication

 Openness communication

 

0.99 (0.97, 1.01)

 

0.96 (0.95, 0.98)***

 Problem communication

 

1.03 (1.00, 1.06)

 

1.01 (0.99, 1.03)

 Resilience

 

0.99 (0.98, 0.99)*

 

0.99 (0.98, 0.99)***

  1. LBC left-behind children, BLBC LBC with both parents migrating, SLBC LBC with one parent migrating, NLBC neither parents had migrated, DC children living in a divorced family without migrant parents
  2. Adjusted by age, gender, income level, parental highest education level, sibling and household registration
  3. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; #Dependent variable (suicidal ideation): 0 = I do not have any thoughts of killing myself
  4. 1 = I have thoughts of killing myself but I would not carry them out, I would like to kill myself, I would kill myself if I had the chance
  5. @: n = 3883, adjusted R2 = 0.028, F = 9.85, p < 0.001; n = 3883, adjusted R2 = 0.192, F = 51.23, p < 0.001
  6. #: n = 3878, adjusted R2 = 0.023, F = 8.28, p < 0.001; n = 3878, adjusted R2 = 0.275, F = 80.92, p < 0.001
  7. $: n = 3913, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.009, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.016; n = 3913, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.060, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.109
  8. %: n = 3909, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.041, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.060; n = 3909, Cox & Snell R2 = 0.142, Nagelkerke R2 = 0.208