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Table 3 The associations between SSS in society and in school and the levels of perceived stress among boys

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

 

Level of perceived stress

Boys N = 3654

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

4.72

3.39–6.04

2.94

1.63–4.25

3.81

2.51–5.10

2.41

1.13–3.69

 

 Medium

1.23

0.84–1.62

0.74

0.35–1.12

1.13

0.76–1.51

0.70

0.32–1.08

 

 High (reference)

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

 Continuous scale

0.67

0.55–0.79

0.37

0.25–0.50

0.58

0.47–0.70

0.32

0.20–0.44

 

Subjective social status in school

        

p < 0.01

 Low

6.45

5.46–7.43

5.80

4.81–6.80

5.49

4.52–6.47

5.04

4.01–6.03

 

 Medium

1.94

1.56–2.32

1.79

1.40–2.18

1.97

1.59–2.34

1.85

1.47–2.24

 

 High (reference)

0

 

0

 

0

 

0

  

 Continuous scale

0.84

0.74–0.94

0.74

0.63–0.84

0.79

0.70–0.89

0.72

0.61–0.82

 
  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