Table 3 Odds ratios (or coefficients) and 95% confidence intervals from logistic (and linear) regression models comparing pupil outcomes in 2021 with 2019 (2019 as the reference category)

Emotional difficulties

(OR; 95% CI)

1.65

(1.23 to 2.20)

n = 3942; p = 0.001

1.89

(1.23 to 2.90)

n = 1241; p = 0.004

1.43

(1.00 to 2.04)

n = 1541; p = 0.047

1.88

(1.00 to 3.54)

n = 977; p = 0.051

1.65

(1.14 to 2.38)

n = 1933; p = 0.008

1.61

(1.16 to 2.21)

n = 1936; p = 0.004

Behavioural difficulties

(OR; 95% CI)

1.04

(0.73 to 1.46)

n = 3927; p = 0.84

1.37

(0.91 to 2.07)

n = 1245; p = 0.14

0.95

(0.61 to 1.48)

n = 1521; p = 0.81

0.81

(0.41 to 1.63)

n = 979; p = 0.56

1.10

(0.74 to 1.62)

n = 1926; p = 0.64

0.90

(0.54 to 1.50)

n = 1919; p = 0.69

Life satisfaction (OR; 95% CI)

0.86

(0.70 to 1.07)

n = 3818; p = 0.17

0.85

(0.62 to 1.18)

n = 1214; p = 0.33

0.89

(0.67 to 1.17)

n = 1491; p = 0.39

0.77

(0.50 to 1.19)

n = 963; p = 0.24

0.86

(0.67 to 1.12)

n = 1887; p = 0.26

0.87

(0.66 to 1.16)

n = 1867; p = 0.35

Relationships with teachers^a

(coef; 95% CI)

0.06

(−0.18 to 0.30)

n = 3671; p = 0.63

0.03

(−0.33 to 0.39)

n = 1170; p = 0.87

0.08

(−0.27 to 0.42)

n = 1436; p = 0.67

0.07

(− 0.40 to 0.55)

n = 933; p = 0.76

0.18

(− 0.15 to 0.52)

n = 1810; p = 0.29

−0.04

(− 0.29 to 0.21)

n = 1801; p = 0.75

Peer relationships^a

(coef; 95% CI)

0.06

(− 0.24 to 0.37)

n = 3541; p = 0.68

0.03

(− 0.33 to 0.38)

n = 1139; p = 0.87

−0.09

(− 0.58 to 0.40)

n = 1365; p = 0.72

0.29

(− 0.07 to 0.66)

n = 909; p = 0.11

0.26

(− 0.13 to 0.64)

n = 1774; p = 0.19

−0.15

(− 0.44 to 0.13)

n = 1707; p = 0.29

Pupil involvement^a

(coef; 95% CI)

0.12

(− 0.16 to 0.40)

n = 3527; p = 0.40

0.23

(− 0.18 to 0.63)

n = 1117; p = 0.27

−0.14

(− 0.55 to 0.27)

n = 1374; p = 0.51

0.34

(− 0.07 to 0.75)

n = 914; p = 0.10

0.08

(− 0.22 to 0.38)

n = 1738; p = 0.59

0.12

(− 0.22 to 0.47)

n = 1724; p = 0.48

Looking forward to transition

(OR; 95% CI)

1.21

(0.93 to 1.57)

n = 3937; p = 0.16

1.21

(0.81 to 1.79)

n = 1256; p = 0.35

1.19

(0.83 to 1.72)

n = 1533; p = 0.34

1.30

(0.86 to 1.96)

n = 989; p = 0.21

1.23

(0.84 to 1.80)

n = 1935; p = 0.29

1.21

(0.91 to 1.60)

n = 1929; p = 0.18

Worried about transition

(OR; 95% CI)

0.89

(0.72 to 1.12)

n = 3918; p = 0.32

1.03

(0.80 to 1.35)

n = 1244; p = 0.81

0.85

(0.63 to 1.14)

n = 1526; p = 0.27

0.73

(0.41 to 1.30)

n = 987; p = 0.28

0.89

(0.64 to 1.23)

n = 1922; p = 0.47

0.89

(0.69 to 1.13)

n = 1922; p = 0.34