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Table 4 Relative odds of school socio-ecological environment associated with school participation, overall and by gender and school category

From: Children’s participation in school: a cross-sectional study of the relationship between school environments, participation and health and well-being outcomes

School participation

School socio-ecological environment

Perception of school

All

HPS1

NHPS2

Boys

Girls

Participation in school decisions and rules

1.25***

1.58***

1.12*

1.26**

1.29***

(1.15-1.37)

(1.29-1.93)

(1.01-1.25)

(1.11-1.43)

(1.13-1.47)

Participation in school activities

1.34***

1.23**

1.40***

1.56***

1.19**

(1.21-1.48)

(1.06-1.44)

(1.23-1.60)

(1.31-1.85)

(1.05-1.34)

Participation in school events

1.24***

1.31**

1.21***

1.30***

1.19**

(1.14-1.35)

(1.12-1.54)

(1.09-1.34)

(1.13-1.49)

(1.06-1.34)

Reported positive perception of school participation

1.43***

1.53***

1.37***

1.40***

1.45***

(1.28-1.59)

(1.26-1.85)

(1.20-1.57)

(1.21-1.62)

(1.22-1.74)

 

Class relationships

 

All

HPS 1

NHPS 2

Boys

Girls

Participation in school decisions and rules

1.30***

1.23**

1.36***

1.32***

1.30***

(1.18-1.42)

(1.08-1.40)

(1.19-1.55)

(1.15-1.52)

(1.14-1.48)

Participation in school activities

1.43***

1.30**

1.52***

1.63***

1.29***

(1.28-1.59)

(1.10-1.53)

(1.31-1.77)

(1.35-1.97)

(1.13-1.48)

Participation in school events

1.24***

1.15*

1.31***

1.26**

1.23**

(1.14-1.36)

(1.01-1.31)

(1.16-1.48)

(1.10-1.44)

(1.09-1.38)

Reported positive perception of school participation

1.49***

1.31**

1.71***

1.57***

1.41***

(1.32-1.69)

(1.12-1.54)

(1.41-2.07)

(1.32-1.87)

(1.18-1.68)

 

Relationship with teacher

 

All

HPS 1

NHPS 2

Boys

Girls

Participation in school decisions and rules

1.24***

1.22**

1.26***

1.26**

1.26**

(1.13-1.36)

(1.07-1.40)

(1.11-1.42)

(1.10-1.44)

(1.10-1.43)

Participation in school activities

1.44***

1.37***

1.49***

1.62***

1.32***

(1.29-1.62)

(1.15-1.64)

(1.29-1.73)

(1.34-1.97)

(1.15-1.53)

Participation in school events

1.26***

1.28**

1.25***

1.24* *

1.28** *

(1.15-1.38)

(1.10-1.50)

(1.11-1.40)

(1.09-1.42)

(1.12-1.45)

Reported positive perception of school participation

1.57***

1.51***

1.61***

1.49***

1.72***

(1.38-1.79)

(1.25-1.83)

(1.35-1.93)

(1.28-1.74)

(1.38-2.15)

 

Perceptions of school policies

 

All

HPS 1

NHPS 2

Boys

Girls

Participation in school decisions and rules

1.22***

1.22**

1.22**

1.26**

1.26***

(1.12-1.33)

(1.07-1.38)

(1.09-1.37)

(1.10-1.43)

(1.11-1.43)

Participation in school activities

1.60***

1.55***

1.63***

1.56***

1.61***

(1.41-1.82)

(1.26-1.91)

(1.39-1.92)

(1.31-1.85)

(1.33-1.94)

Participation in school events

1.44***

1.39***

1.48***

1.33***

1.60***

(1.29-1.61)

(1.17-1.65)

(1.29-1.70)

(1.16-1.53)

(1.33-1.92)

Reported positive perception of school participation

1.47***

1.39***

1.54***

1.44***

1.51***

(1.30-1.65)

(1.17-1.65)

(1.30-1.82)

(1.23-1.69)

(1.25-1.81)

 

Parents’ participation in school life

 

All

HPS 1

NHPS 2

Boys

Girls

Participation in school decisions and rules

1.22***

1.24**

1.21**

1.15*

1.33***

(1.12-1.33)

(1.08-1.42)

(1.08-1.36)

(1.02-1.30)

(1.16-1.52)

Participation in school activities

1.22***

1.16 +

1.25***

1.14*

1.30***

(1.11-1.33)

(1.0-1.34)

(1.12-1.39)

(1.02-1.29)

(1.13-1.49)

Participation in school events

1.22***

1.14++

1.27***

1.18**

1.25***

(1.12-1.33)

(1.0-1.31)

(1.13-1.42)

(1.04-1.34)

(1.11-1.42)

Reported positive perception of school participation

1.27***

1.25**

1.27***

1.20**

1.39***

(1.15-1.39)

(1.07-1.46)

(1.13-1.43)

(1.07-1.34)

(1.18-1.65)

  1. Notes: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; +p = 0.056; ++p = 0.05.
  2. 1Health Promoting Schools (HPS); 2Non-Health Promoting Schools (NHPS).