Loneliness, belonging and psychosomatic complaints across late adolescence and young adulthood: a Swedish cohort study

Table 4 Results from cross-sectional analyses of psychosomatic complaints at age 17–18 by loneliness and belonging (categorised into four groups) at age 17–18 (upper panel) and of psychosomatic complaints at age 20–21 by loneliness and belonging (categorised into four groups) at age 20–21 (lower panel). Coefficients from linear regressions and 95% confidence intervals (CI). n = 2684

Loneliness & belonging (17–18 years)	Psychosomatic complaints (17–18 years)
	Crude^a		Model 1^b
	b	95% CI	b	95% CI
Socially fulfilled (ref.)	0.00	-	0.00	-
Socially indifferent	*0.86*	0.57; 1.15	*0.78*	0.49; 1.08
Socially searching	1.59	1.18; 2.00	1.49	1.09; 1.90
Socially distressed	1.85	1.45; 2.24	1.72	1.33; 2.11
Loneliness & belonging (20–21 years)	Psychosomatic complaints (20–21 years)
	Crude^c		Model 1^d
	b	95% CI	b	95% CI
Socially fulfilled (ref.)	0.00	-	0.00	-
Socially indifferent	*1.08*	0.80; 1.37	*1.01*	0.72; 1.29
Socially searching	*1.05*	0.70; 1.40	*1.02*	0.66; 1.38
Socially distressed	1.88	1.53; 2.23	1.80	1.46; 2.13

Bold values denote statistical significance based on the 95% CI
Figures in italics indicate statistically significant difference from the category “Socially distressed” (p < 0.05)
^aIncludes the four groups of loneliness and belonging (at age 17–18), adjusting for gender
^bIncludes the four groups of loneliness and belonging (at age 17–18), adjusting for gender, educational/employment status (at age 17–18), living arrangements (at age 17–18), parental education, and parental country of birth
^cIncludes the four groups of loneliness and belonging (at age 20–21), adjusting for gender
^dIncludes the four groups of loneliness and belonging (at age 20–21), adjusting for gender, educational/employment status (at age 20–21), living arrangements (at age 20–21), parental education, and parental country of birth

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