Social determinants of psychological wellness for children and adolescents in rural NSW

BMC Public Health

Table 4 Predictors of psychological wellness based on four-step hierarchical regression analysis (n = 284)

	SDQ Total Problem Score		SDQ Emotional Symptoms		SDQ Conduct Problems		SDQ Hyperactivity-Inattention		SDQ Peer Problems		SDQ Prosocial Behaviour
	r²/β^a	r^b	r²/β^a	r^b	r²/β^a	r^b	r²/β^a	r^b	r²/β^a	r^b	r²/β^a	r^b
1. Personal Factors	0.04***		0.01		0.11***		0.05***		0.03**		0.03**
Age	− 0.16**	− 0.15	0.12*	0.12	−0.32***	− 0.31	− 0.14*	− 0.19	− 0.17**	− 0.16	− 0.04	−0.04
Sex (1 = male)	− 0.15**	−0.15	− 0.05	−0.05	− 0.10	−0.10	− 0.20**	−0.19	− 0.07	− 0.07	0.20**	0.19
2. Family Factors	0.14***		0.07***		0.16**		0.09**		0.01***		0.03
Household Income
Low vs high	0.17**	0.14	0.17*	0.14	−0.15*	0.13	0.04	0.04	0.17*	0.14	−0.03	−0.02
Medium vs high	0.14*	0.12	0.11	0.09	0.17*	0.14	0.15*	0.12	−0.02	− 0.02	0.05	0.04
Sense of Community	−0.26***	−0.25	− 0.21***	−0.19	− 0.17**	−0.16	− 0.19**	−0.18	− 0.19**	−0.18	0.09	0.09
Employment status
Unemployed vs employed	0.08	0.08	0.04	0.03	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.09	0.09	−0.05	− 0.05
Unemployed vs home	− 0.53**	− 0.14	− 0.14*	− 0.13	− 015**	− 0.14	−0.10	− 0.09	−0.06	− 0.06	0.05	0.05
3. Community SES	0.14		0.07		0.16		0.09		0.09		0.03
IRSAD	−.000	−0.00	−0.06	− 0.05	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	−0.01	− 0.01
4. Rurality	0.13		0.06		0.16		0.09		0.09		0.02
ASGC groups
Outer Regional vs Inner Regional	−0.06	−0.05	−0.01	−0.01	− 0.02	−0.02	− 0.09	−0.07	− 0.05	−0.04	0.03	0.03
Remote vs Inner Regional	−0.01	0.01	−0.01	−0.01	0.09	0.07	−0.02	−0.02	− 0.01	−0.01	0.08	0.06
Very Remote vs Inner Regional	−0.02	−0.02	− 0.07	−0.06	0.01	0.01	−0.04	−0.04	0.04	0.04	0.02	0.02

Note. ^a model values are adjusted r², individual variables are β;^bpart correlations; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001