Internet use and electronic gaming by children and adolescents with emotional and behavioural problems in Australia – results from the second Child and Adolescent Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

Table 6 Odds ratios for selected variables and problem behaviour for adolescents aged 13–17 years

Variable	Univariate OR^a (95 % CI)	Multivariate OR^b (95 % CI)
Attempted suicide^c	7.5 (4.2–13.6)	3.0 (1.5–6.2)
Current alcohol use	2.1 (1.5–3.2)	1.4 (0.9–2.3)
Family functioning –
Fair vs very good	1.8 (1.1–2.9)	1.5 (0.9–2.7)
Poor vs very good	2.3 (1.2–4.4)	1.4 (0.6–3.0)
Good vs very good	1.2 (0.8–1.9)	1.1 (0.6–1.8)
K10 categories –
Moderate vs low	2.5 (1.4–4.2)	2.2 (1.2–4.2)
High vs low	5.2 (2.9–9.2)	4.6 (2.3–9.2)
Very high vs low	12.9 (7.3–22.8)	9.6 (4.7–20.1)
SDQ categories^d –
Abnormal vs normal	7.1 (4.7–10.8)
Borderline vs normal	3.1 (1.9–5.0)
Parent–reported DISC IV disorder^e	2.2 (1.5–3.2)
Youth–reported major depressive disorder	4.2 (2.8–6.3)

CI Confidence Interval
^aOdds ratio from a separate logistic regression model for each characteristic, only adjusting for age, sex and that characteristic;
^bOdds ratio from overall multivariate logistic regression model including all characteristics in model and age and sex and remoteness;
^cIn previous 12 months
^dCharacteristic not significantly associated with prevalence of problem behaviours in final multivariate model
^eIncludes social phobia, separation anxiety disorder, generalised anxiety disorder, obsessive–compulsive disorder, major depressive disorder, ADHD, and conduct disorder

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