Table 3 Association between psychological distress (dependent variable) and psychosocial factors, adjusted for age and sex, by ethnicity: findings from linear regression
Variables | Psychological distress | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pakistanis | Norwegians | |||||
ß | 95% CI | p | ß | 95% CI | p | |
Social support | ||||||
Good friends | -0.06 | -0.09 to -0.03 | <0.001 | -0.03 | -0.03 to -0.03 | <0.001 |
Other's interest | -0.09 | -0.16 to -0.01 | 0.021 | -0.11 | -0.12 to -0.10 | <0.001 |
Social participation | ||||||
Participation in groups | 0.06 | -0.01 to 0.12 | 0.061 | -0.03 | -0.04 to -0.03 | <0.000 |
Influence on local community | -0.02 | -0.11 to 0.06 | 0.601 | -0.04 | -0.05 to -0.03 | <0.001 |
Powerlessness | 0.37 | 0.19 to 0.56 | <0.001 | 0.25 | 0.23 to 0.26 | <0.001 |