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Table 2 Logistic multilevel results for health complaints

From: Is being a “small fish in a big pond” bad for students´ psychosomatic health? A multilevel study on the role of class-level school performance

 

Model 1: Empty model

Model 2: Individual variables

Model 3: Model 2 + school performance at class-level

Model 4: Cross-level interaction

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Individual variables

 Intercept

0.29*** (0.27–0.33)

0.11*** (0.09–0.14)

0.11*** (0.09–0.14)

0.11*** (0.09–0.14)

Gender (Ref.: Boys)

 Girls

 

2.39*** (2.08–2.75)

2.39*** (2.08–2.75)

2.39*** (2.08–2.75)

Age (centered)

 

1.16*** (1.11–1.22)

1.17*** (1.11–1.23)

1.16** (1.10–1.22)

Individual PSP (Ref.: very good/good) average/below average

 

1.74*** (1.52–2.00)

1.75*** (1.51–2.03)

1.75*** (1.52–2.03)

Family affluence (Ref.: high)

 medium

 

0.96

(0.83–1.11)

0.96

(0.83–1.11)

0.96

(0.83–1.11)

 low

 

1.09

(0.88–1.34)

1.09

(0.88–1.34)

1.09

(0.88–1.34)

Migration background (Ref.: no)

 One-sided

 

1.44*** (1.16–1.78)

1.44*** (1.16–1.78)

1.44*** (1.16–1.79)

 Two-sided

 

1.30*** (1.09–1.56)

1.30*** (1.09–1.56)

1.31*** (1.09–1.57)

Class-level variable

 Proportion of students with very good/good school PSP in class (centered)

  

1.04 (0.67–1.59)

1.31 (0.41–1.32)

Cross-level interaction

 Proportion of students with very good/good PSP in class (centered) x individual school performance (Ref.: very good/good)

  x average/below average individual PSP

   

1.91*

(1.01-4.01)

School-level variable

 School type (Ref.: high track)

 

1.24**

1.24**

1.25**

  Other school types

 

(1.04–1.48)

(1.04–1.48)

(1.05–1.49)

Variance in intercept (between classes)

0.212***

0.110***

0.110***

0.108***

Variance in intercept (between schools)

0.037

0.050

0.050

0.049

ICC (Class)

0.059 = 5.9%

0.032 = 3.2%

0.032 = 3.2%

0.031 = 3.1%

ICC (school)

0.011 = 1.1%

0.015 = 1.5%

0.015 = 1.5%

0.014 = 1.4%

  1. The class-level variable “proportion of students with very good/good school performance in class” (in %) has been centered around the Grand mean. PSP=Perceived School Performance
  2. *p < 0.050
  3. **p < 0.010
  4. ***p < 0.001