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Table 3 Associations between children’s mental health problems and parents’ subjective time pressure by gender and age groups

From: Associations between parents’ subjective time pressure and mental health problems among children in the Nordic countries: a population based study

Age group

Mental health problems

n

OR (95% CI)a

n

Adj ORb(95% CI)

reference: no time pressure

reference: no time pressure

All children

4923

2.03*** (1.63-2.52)

4850

1.87***(1.50-2.33)c

  Boys

Total

2479

1.94*** (1.43-2.63)

2442

1.80*** (1.32-2.46)

4-6 years

614

2.05* (1.12-3.74)

606

1.68 (0.89-3.16)

7-12 years

1174

2.23*** (1.48-3.34)

1157

2.25*** (1.48-3.41)

13-16 years

691

1.12 (0.52-2.45)

679

0.99 (0.45-2.20)

  Girls

Total

2444

2.13*** (1.57-2.89)

2408

1.95*** (1.42-2.66)

4-6 years

575

2.07* (1.17-3.65)

566

2.05* (1.15-3.63)

7-12 years

1163

1.88** (1.19-2.97)

1148

1.55 (0.96-2.50)

13-16 years

706

2.75*** (1.51-5.03)

694

2.67** (1.45-4.93)

  1. aOR = Odds Ratio, CI = Confidence Interval.
  2. badjusted for financial stress, other covariates tested for as a confounder: Bullying victimisation, long term illness, parents’ marital status, educational level, working hours, long term sick leave.
  3. cHosmer and Lemeshow test p = .904, Cox & Snell R2 .028, Nagelkerke R2 .055.
  4. *p < .05 **p < .01 ***p ≤ .001.
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