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Table 4 Associations of social and material resources with mental health outcomes, before and after controlling for potential confounders. BCR-sample; odds ratio’s (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: The mental health of unemployed Brussels youth: the role of social and material resources

 

Mental distress

Possible mental disorder

Men

Women

Men

Women

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

ORr (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORr (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORr (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORr (CI)

ORa (CI)

ORa (CI)

Social support

 Social resources

  High social support (ref.)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

  Medium social support

3.52

(1.88–6.60) ***

4.17

(2.16–8.03) ***

4.78

(2.28–10.06) ***

2.82

(1.48–5.37) **

2.41

(1.25–4.63) **

3.09

(1.54–6.21) **

3.43

(1.97–5.97) ***

4.18

(2.34–7.47) ***

4.33

(2.28–8.20) ***

2.66

(1.60–4.42) ***

2.24

(1.33–3.78) **

2.54

(1.46–4.39) **

  Low social support

1.46

(0.77–2.76)

1.56

(0.79–3.08)

1.59

(0.76–3.34)

3.12

(1.07–9.15) *

2.55

(0.85–7.69)

2.65

(0.86–8.19)

1.67

(0.87–3.19)

1.87

(0.94–3.72)

2.00

(0.94–4.22)

3.19

(1.38–7.39) **

2.49

(1.04–5.95) *

3.76

(1.42–9.97) *

Material support

 Self-perceived financial situation

  Comfortable (ref.)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

  Modest

1.49

(1.03–2.17) *

1.36

(0.92–2.01)

1.39

(0.91–2.12)

1.52

(1.06–2.18) *

1.30

(0.89–1.89)

1.37

(0.91–2.05)

1.40

(0.94–2.10)

1.34

(0.88–2.05)

1.33

(0.84–2.11)

1.62

(1.15–2.27) **

1.39

(0.97–1.98)

1.52

(1.04–2.22) *

  Poor

1.90

(0.93–3.89)

1.76

(0.82–3.76)

1.77

(0.80–3.90)

2.61

(1.16–5.84) *

1.73

(0.70–4.29)

2.37

(0.87–6.43)

2.27

(1.11–4.62) **

2.54

(1.18–5.49) *

2.34

(1.04–5.25) *

3.14

(1.59–6.21) **

2.04

(0.95–4.37)

2.71

(1.17–6.27) *

 Family situation (respondent lives…)

  with his/her parents (ref.)

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

  with his/her partner

2.03

(0.93–4.46)

2.32

(1.04–5.15) *

2.45

(1.03–5.82) *

1.27

(0.78–2.09)

1.23

(0.73–2.07)

1.05

(0.61–1.81)

2.37

(1.12–5.02) *

2.95

(1.36–6.37) **

4.10

(1.75–9.57) **

1.10

(0.70–1.74)

1.08

(0.67–1.74)

0.93

(0.56–1.55)

  alone

1.36

(0.71–2.58)

1.16

(0.58–2.32)

1.31

(0.62–2.81)

2.56

(1.21–5.41) *

1.84

(0.81–4.20)

1.60

(0.65–3.91)

1.19

(0.60.2.34)

0.89

(0.42–1.87)

0.95

(0.43–2.13)

1.96

(1.09–3.55) *

1.48

(0.76–2.90)

1.34

(0.65–2.76)

  with friends or acquaintances

1.34

(0.74–2.42)

1.36

(0.74–2.51)

1.33

(0.66–2.68)

1.69

(0.89–3.18)

1.52

(0.80–2.91)

0.84

(0.41–1.73)

1.53

(0.84–2.80)

1.55

(0.82–2.95)

2.13

(1.01–4.52) *

1.51

(0.87–2.63)

1.38

(0.78–2.44)

1.00

(0.53–1.91)

 Obtained educational level

  Secondary education (ref.)

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

  Post-secondary education

1.10

(0.75–1.60)

 

0.95

(0.60–1.51)

1.41

(0.99–2.01)

 

1.56

(1.02–2.37) *

0.77

(0.51–12.15)

 

0.65

(0.38–1.10)

1.13

(0.82–1.56)

 

1.19

(0.81–1.76)

Escape-avoidance behaviour

 Used medication in the last 30 days?

  No (ref.)

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

  Yes

1.67

(1.10–2.53) *

 

1.44

(0.91–2.27)

1.63

(1.14–2.32) **

 

1.60

(1.09–2.36) *

1.79

(1.17–2.73) **

 

1.54

(0.96–2.48)

1.48

(1.07–2.04) *

 

1.52

(1.07–2.17) *

 Used alcohol in the last 30 days?

  No (ref.)

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

  Yes

1.30

(0.90–1.87)

 

1.20

(0.76–1.89)

1.88

(1.32–2.68) **

 

1.44

(0.93–2.23)

0.98

(0.66–1.44)

 

0.85

(0.51–1.41)

1.55

(1.12–2.14) **

 

1.51

(1.00–2.27) *

 Used cannabis in the last 30 days?

  No (ref.)

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

1

 

1

  Yes

1.73

(1.11–2.70) *

 

1.50

(0.90–2.48)

3.95

(1.76–8.85) **

 

2.59

(1.07–6.25) *

1.53

(0.98–2.39)

 

1.62

(0.95–2.75)

1.92

(1.12–3.32) *

 

1.21

(0.64–2.31)

  1. *** p. ≤ 0.000; ** p. ≤ 0.01; * p. ≤ 0.05