Table 4 Pairwise comparisons for the best-fitting mixed models for each dependent variable

Adverse childhood experiences

 No (ref) vs yes

3.21 (2.73, 3.78)^*

3.62 (2.83, 4.63)^*

2.38 (1.96, 2.90)^*

2.01 (1.59, 2.56)^*

6.27 (3.54, 11.10)^*

2.09 (1.74, 2.51)^*

1.45 (0.92, 2.29)

Mental illness history

 No (ref) vs yes

3.38 (2.88, 3.98)^*

3.22 (2.69, 3.85)^*

3.28 (2.76, 3.89)^*

2.47 (2.04, 3.00)^*

3.31 (2.51, 4.37)^*

1.77 (1.49, 2.09)^*

1.58 (1.07, 2.34)

Gender

 Male (ref) vs female

3.65 (3.01, 4.43)^*

2.41 (1.87, 3.10)^*

4.85 (3.76, 6.24)^*

2.36 (1.77, 3.13)^*

2.20 (1.43, 3.41)^*

2.44 (1.96, 3.03)^*

2.07 (1.26, 3.40)^*

 Male (ref) vs other

8.30 (4.64, 14.85)^*

6.97 (4.10, 11.84)^*

8.33 (4.95, 14.01)^*

4.97 (2.90, 8.50)^*

5.85 (2.86, 12.00)^*

3.10 (1.90, 5.07)^*

1.48 (0.45, 4.81)

 Female (ref) vs other

2.27 (1.29, 4.02)^*

2.89 (1.76, 4.77)^*

1.72 (1.06, 2.79)

2.11 (1.23, 3.45)^*

2.66 (1.41, 4.99)*

1.27 (0.80, 2.03)

0.71 (0.22, 2.24)

Sexual orientation

 Heterosexual (ref) vs sexuality

diverse

3.30 (2.53, 4.30)^*

3.77 (2.84, 4.99)^*

2.40 (1.82, 3.17)^*

2.33 (1.71, 3.19)^*

3.53 (2.28, 5.49)^*

1.97 (1.50, 2.57)^*

3.10 (1.56, 5.99)^*

 Heterosexual (ref) vs unsure

1.59 (1.91, 2.10)^*

1.45 (1.01, 2.08)

1.30 (0.93, 1.82)

1.17 (0.78, 1.77)

1.40 (0.74, 2.66)

1.08 (0.78, 1.51)

1.18 (0.53, 2.60)

 Sexuality diverse (ref) vs

unsure

0.48 (0.34, 0.69)^*

0.38 (0.26, 0.58)^*

0.54 (0.37, 0.80)^*

0.50 (0.32, 0.79)^*

0.40 (0.20, 0.78)^*

0.55 (0.38, 0.81)^*

0.39 (0.15, 0.98)

Perceived household wealth

 High (ref) vs low

1.41 (1.20, 1.67)^*

1.46 (1.18, 1.81)^*

1.46 (1.20, 1.78)^*

1.47 (1.16, 1.85)^*

1.36 (0.96, 1.92)

1.29 (1.07, 1.55)^*

1.18 (0.75, 1.85)

Language spoken most at home

 English (ref) vs other

1.18 (0.91, 1.54)

1.16 (0.83, 1.61)

0.76 (0.54, 1.05)

0.95 (0.65, 1.39)

1.20 (0.69, 2.07)

1.25 (0.94, 1.65)

1.22 (0.53, 2.79)

COVID-19 diagnosis/quarantine

 No (ref) vs yes

1.25 (1.04, 1.50)

1.25 (1.00, 1.55)

1.22 (0.99, 1.50)

1.24 (0.98, 1.56)

1.30 (0.92, 1.84)

1.55 (1.28, 1.87)^*

1.40 (0.92, 2.15)

Bushfire personal harm

 No (ref) vs yes

N/A

1.40 (1.04, 1.88)

1.45 (1.09, 1.92)

1.60 (1.18, 2.19)^*

1.95 (1.27, 3.00)^*

N/A

2.36 (1.67, 3.34)^*