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Table 3 Internalized and externalized mental health problems among 15/16 and 18/19 years-old adolescents at baseline and follow-up, across parental divorce (regression coefficients)

From: Parental divorce in late adolescence does not seem to increase mental health problems: a population study from Norway

  

Baseline results (n = 2422)

Follow-up results (n = 1861)

 

Explanatory variables

HSCL-10 (CI:95%)

SDQ (CI:95%)

HSCL-10 (CI:95%)

SDQ (CI:95%)

Crude results

Parental divorce*

0.84 (0.36 – 1.32)

0.31 (0.03 – 0.59)

0.56 (−0.35 – 1.46)

0.42 (−0.04 – 0.88)

Adjusted results

Parental divorce*

0.47 (0.02 – 0.92)

0.15 (−0.14 – 0.43)

0.50 (−0.38 – 1.39)

0.38 (−0.08 – 0.85)

 

(ref = continuously married)

    
 

Gender (ref = boys)

2.99 (2.62 - 3.35)

0.11 (−0.12 – 0.34)

1.86 (1.42 – 2.30)

0.36 (0.14 – 0.58)

 

Ethnicity (ref = western)

0.14 (−0.44 – 0.73)

−0.28 (−0.65 – 0.10)

0.64 (0.02 – 1.27)

−0-03 (−0.36 – 0.30)

 

Social support (ref = low)

−3.58 (−4.23 - -2.94)

−1.54 (−1.95 - -1.13)

−1.44 (−2.21 - -0.66)

0.06 (−0.34 – 0.46)

 

Family economy

−1.42 (−1.84 - -1.00)

−0.58 (−0.85 - -0.31)

−0.53 (−1.04 - -0.02)

−0.19 (−0.46 – 0.07)

 

(ref = average & below)

   
  1. *Parental divorce refers to early divorce at baseline and late divorce at follow-up.