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Table 5 Multiple linear regression model of depression symptoms, as measured by SMFQ, predicted by resilience, demographic factors and ACEs

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

Predictors

Depressive symptoms ~ adolescent ACEs, resilience and associated demographics

b

Std. β

Std. Error

CI

t

p

Intercept

1.70

0.81

0.52

0.64 to 2.77

3.28

0.003

Resilience

− 0.06

− 0.12

0.01

− 0.07 to − 0.05

− 11.00

 < 0.001

Physical abuse (11–16 years)

− 0.43

− 0.17

0.34

− 1.14 to 0.28

− 1.27

0.219

Emotional abuse (11–16 years)

0.39

0.16

0.14

0.09 to 0.69

2.71

0.012

Emotional neglect (11–16 years)

0.09

0.04

0.07

− 0.05 to 0.23

1.34

0.194

Bullying (11–16 years)

0.36

0.15

0.06

0.24 to 0.48

6.27

 < 0.001

Violence between parents (11–16 years)

0.29

0.11

0.14

− 0.00 to 0.59

2.02

0.053

Household substance abuse (11–16 years)

0.01

0.01

0.25

− 0.51 to 0.52

0.02

0.983

Parental mental health problems (11–16 years)

0.11

0.04

0.17

− 0.24 to 0.46

0.65

0.523

Parent convicted of offence (11–16 years)

− 0.03

− 0.01

0.26

− 0.57 to 0.51

− 0.12

0.907

Parental separation (11–16 years)

0.10

0.04

0.07

− 0.05 to 0.25

1.36

0.185

Financial difficulties (11–16 years)

− 0.13

-0.04

0.20

− 0.54 – 0.28

− 0.65

0.522

Neighbourhood dissatisfaction (11–16 years)

0.27

0.11

0.11

0.05 to 0.49

2.55

0.018

No social support—child (11–16 years)

0.10

0.04

0.12

− 0.14 to 0.34

0.88

0.387

No social support—parent (11–16 years)

0.15

0.06

0.12

− 0.10 to 0.40

1.21

0.236

Violence between child and partner (11–16 years)

0.38

0.15

0.10

0.17 to 0.60

3.71

0.001

No parent child bond (11–16 years)

− 0.03

− 0.01

0.10

− 0.24 to 0.19

− 0.26

0.800

Social class IV—partly skilled

− 0.16

-0.06

0.27

− 0.72 to 0.41

− 0.58

0.566

Social class IIINM—skilled non-manual

0.03

0.01

0.28

− 0.54 to 0.61

0.11

0.910

Social class IIIM—skilled manual

0.00

0.00

0.28

− 0.57 to 0.58

0.01

0.993

Social class II—managerial and technical

0.00

0.00

0.28

− 0.57 to 0.57

0.01

0.991

Social class I—Professional

0.02

0.01

0.29

− 0.59 to 0.63

0.06

0.95

Maternal smoking (2nd trimester)

0.09

0.04

0.06

− 0.03 to 0.21

1.60

0.121

Birthweight (kg)

0.07

0.02

0.04

− 0.01 to 0.16

1.76

0.086

Maternal age (years)

0.00

0.01

0.00

− 0.00 to 0.01

0.97

0.339

Home ownership status birth (owned)

− 0.05

− 0.02

0.08

− 0.21 to 0.12

− 0.57

0.573

Marital Status Birth (Married)

− 0.08

− 0.03

0.05

− 0.19 to 0.03

− 1.51

0.141

Parity (1)

0.01

0.00

0.04

− 0.08 to 0.10

0.26

0.798

Parity (2)

0.14

0.06

0.07

− 0.01 to 0.29

1.94

0.063

Parity (3)

− 0.08

− 0.03

0.13

− 0.35 to 0.19

− 0.59

0.559

Parity (4)

− 0.22

− 0.09

0.19

− 0.61 to 0.16

− 1.19

0.243

Parity (5 +)

0.12

0.04

0.42

− 0.75 to 0.98

0.28

0.780

Mother highest education—vocational

− 0.15

− 0.06

0.11

− 0.38 to 0.09

− 1.31

0.201

Mother highest education—O level

− 0.01

0.00

0.07

− 0.14 to 0.13

− 0.14

0.890

Mother highest education—A level

− 0.08

− 0.03

0.07

− 0.23 to 0.06

− 1.20

0.238

Mother highest education—degree

− 0.14

− 0.06

0.07

− 0.29 to 0.01

− 1.86

0.069

Ethnicity (BAME)

0.02

0.01

0.14

− 0.27 to 0.31

0.13

0.898

Maternal BMI (Underweight)

0.06

0.02

0.10

− 0.15 to 0.27

0.57

0.574

Maternal BMI (Overweight)

0.01

0.00

0.04

− 0.08 to 0.10

0.18

0.855

Maternal BMI (Obese)

-0.03

-0.01

0.09

− 0.21 to 0.15

-0.34

0.738

Partner highest education—vocational

0.10

0.04

0.08

− 0.06 to 0.26

1.23

0.230

Partner highest education—O level

0.03

0.01

0.07

− 0.11 to 0.17

0.41

0.688

Partner highest education—A level

0.03

0.01

0.05

− 0.07 to 0.14

0.61

0.546

Partner highest education—degree

0.01

0.00

0.08

− 0.15 to 0.17

0.09

0.931

Gestation (weeks)

0.00

0.00

0.01

− 0.03 to 0.02

− 0.22

0.827

Sex (Female)

0.45

0.18

0.04

0.37 to 0.52

12.29

 < 0.001

Emotional abuse (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

0.01

0.01

− 0.01 to 0.02

0.43

0.67

Emotional neglect (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

0.00

0.01

− 0.01 to 0.02

0.07

0.946

Bullying (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

0.00

0.01

− 0.01 to 0.01

− 0.08

0.94

Financial difficulties (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

0.00

0.01

− 0.02 to 0.02

0.04

0.966

Neighbourhood dissatisfaction (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

0.00

0.01

− 0.02 to 0.01

− 0.11

0.915

No social support—child (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

0.01

0.01

− 0.01 to 0.02

0.36

0.718

Violence between child and partner (11–16 years): resilience

0.00

− 0.01

0.01

− 0.02 to 0.01

− 0.48

0.629

  1. Adjusted R2 = 0.174 (0.146 – 0.203)