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Table 5 Perceived stress and its associations with coping and negative life events

From: Can negative life events and coping style help explain socioeconomic differences in perceived stress among adolescents? A cross-sectional study based on the West Jutland cohort study

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

β

Std. β

SE

β

Std. β

SE

β

Std. β

SE

Boys

 Life events

0.587***

0.196

0.078

0.503***

0.168

0.072

0.535***

0.091

0.091

 Active coping

-1.129***

-0.258

0.111

-0.958***

-0.219

0.105

-0.948***

-0.105

0.105

 Avoidance coping

1.596***

0.328

0.121

1.410***

0.290

0.117

1.407***

0.117

0.117

Girls

 Life events

0.531***

0.186

0.073

0.435***

0.153

0.066

0.398***

0.140

0.087

 Active coping

-1.895***

-0.375

0.123

-1.638***

-0.324

0.118

-1.637***

-0.324

0.118

 Avoidance coping

1.874***

0.332

0.140

1.479***

0.262

0.132

1.448***

0.256

0.132

  1. * .05 > p > .01; ** .01 > p > .001; *** p ≤ .001.
  2. Ordinary Least Squares regression. Stratified by gender.
  3. For all mediating variables (i.e. Life events, Active coping and Avoidance coping) the following models were tested:
  4. Model 1: Bivariate associations between each mediating variable and perceived stress.
  5. Model 2: Associations between each mediating variable and perceived stress adjusted for other mediating variables.
  6. Model 3: Fully adjusted model i.e. all mediating variables, both SES measures, no. siblings, parents cohabitation status & ethnicity.
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BMC Public Health

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