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Table 3 Adolescent ACEs predicting total behavioural difficulties on strength and difficulties questionnaire

From: The validity of the residuals approach to measuring resilience to adverse childhood experiences

Predictors

SDQ total behavioural difficulties ~ adolescent ACEs

Estimates

Std. Beta

Standardized CI

CI

t value

p

Intercept

2.15

0.94

0.93 to 0.94

2.12 to 2.19

121.56

 < 0.001

Physical abuse (11–16 years)

− 0.02

− 0.01

− 0.02 to 0.00

− 0.44 to 0.39

− 0.11

0.912

Emotional abuse (11–16 years)

0.30

0.13

0.12 to 0.14

0.06 to 0.55

2.56

0.016

Emotional neglect (11–16 years)

0.17

0.07

0.07 to 0.08

0.08 to 0.26

3.96

 < 0.001

Bullying (11–16 years)

0.20

0.09

0.08 to 0.09

0.12 to 0.29

4.78

 < 0.001

Violence between parents (11–16 years)

0.05

0.02

0.01 to 0.03

− 0.22 to 0.32

0.37

0.711

Household substance abuse (11–16 years)

0.11

0.05

0.04 to 0.06

− 0.22 to 0.44

0.69

0.497

Parental mental health problems (11–16 years)

0.18

0.08

0.07 to 0.09

− 0.01 to 0.37

1.92

0.066

Parent convicted of offence (11–16 years)

0.03

0.01

− 0.00 to 0.02

− 0.20 to 0.26

0.27

0.789

Parental separation (11–16 years)

0.09

0.04

0.03 to 0.04

− 0.04 to 0.23

1.44

0.162

Financial difficulties (11–16 years)

0.31

0.13

0.12 to 0.14

0.06 to 0.55

2.57

0.016

Neighbourhood dissatisfaction (11–16 years)

0.23

0.10

0.09 to 0.10

0.11 to 0.35

3.85

0.001

No social support—child (11–16 years)

0.27

0.12

0.11 to 0.13

0.12 to 0.42

3.76

0.001

No social support—parent (11–16 years)

0.15

0.07

0.06 to 0.07

− 0.03 to 0.32

1.68

0.103

Violence between child and partner (11–16 years)

0.20

0.09

0.08 to 0.09

0.10 to 0.30

4.00

 < 0.001

No parent child bond (11–16 years)

0.31

0.13

0.13 to 0.14

0.17 to 0.46

4.48

 < 0.001

  1. Adjusted R2 = 0.091 (0.066—0.119)