Association between parental separation and addictions in adolescents: results of a National Lebanese Study

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA)

	Beta	p-value	95% Confidence Interval		Partial Eta Squared
	Beta	p-value	Lower Bound	Upper Bound	Partial Eta Squared
AUDIT total score
Age	0.332	0.064	−0.019	.683	0.001
Gender (females vs males^a)	0.295	0.493	−0.548	1.137	0.001
Parents status (separated vs living together^a)	8.035	< 0.001	6.840	9.230	0.10
House crowding index	−0.161	0.624	−0.805	0.483	0.001
Physical activity score	0.060	< 0.001	0.032	0.089	0.003
IAT total score
Age	0.991	0.017	0.178	1.803	0.006
Gender (females vs males*)	1.695	0.070	−0.136	3.526	0.002
Parents status (separated vs living together*)	−0.584	0.679	−3.348	2.181	0.001
Physical activity score	0.234	< 0.001	0.168	0.301	0.03
House crowding index	1.141	0.084	−0.154	2.436	0.001
FTND
Age	−0.333	< 0.001	−0.462	− 0.203	0.02
Gender (females vs males*)	−0.097	0.540	−0.409	0.214	0.001
Parents status (separated vs living together*)	2.767	< 0.001	2.325	3.209	0.09
House crowding index	−0.357	0.003	−0.595	− 0.119	0.005
Physical activity score	0.005	0.354	−0.006	0.016	0.001
LWDS-11
Age	−1.293	< 0.001	−1.687	−0.899	0.03
Gender (females vs males*)	−0.966	0.029	1.834	−0.099	0.003
Parents status (separated vs living together*)	5.263	< 0.001	3.923	6.604	0.044
House crowding index	−1.098	0.003	− 1.820	−0.376	0.005
Physical activity score	0.016	0.320	−0.016	0.048	0.001

Note: In the global model, the independent variable is Parents status (living together* vs. separate). Covariates are: age, gender, house crowding index and physical activity score
*Reference group; numbers in bold indicate significant p-values

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