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Table 2 The associations between SSS in society and in school and the levels of perceived stress among girls

From: Subjective social status is an important determinant of perceived stress among adolescents: a cross-sectional study

 

Level of perceived stress

Girls N = 4527

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

 

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

β

95% CI

Test for trend

Subjective social status in society

        

p < 0.01

 Low

7.01

5.80–8.22

5.21

4.02–6.40

5.69

4.54–6.85

4.33

3.19–5.47

 

 Medium

1.62

1.23–2.02

1.01

0.61–1.40

1.40

1.03–1.76

0.90

0.53–1.28

 

 High (reference)

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

 Continuous scale

0.98

0.86–1.10

0.60

0.47–0.72

0.82

0.71–0.94

0.51

0.39–0.63

 

Subjective social status in school

        

p < 0.01

 Low

7.05

6.22–7.89

5.93

5.08–6.78

5.84

5.02–6.64

5.16

4.34–5.98

 

 Medium

1.76

1.37–2.15

1.60

1.21–1.99

1.74

1.37–2.11

1.66

1.28–2.04

 

 High (reference)

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

 Continuous scale

0.99

0.89–1.09

0.81

0.71–0.92

0.89

0.79–0.98

0.77

0.67–0.88

 
  1. Model I: Unadjusted
  2. Model II: Adjusted for social-related factors: SSS in school or society, neighbourhood safety, home characteristics, grade meaning and homework load
  3. Model III: Adjusted for health-related factors: Self-rated health, mental health, smoking and alcohol consumption
  4. Model IV: Model II + Model III