Skip to main content

Table 3 Logistic regression analysis of ACEs, always-available trusted adult support in childhood and their associations with childhood resilience resources

From: Adult support during childhood: a retrospective study of trusted adult relationships, sources of personal adult support and their association with childhood resilience resources

Trusted adult support by ACE count

Childhood resilience resources

Role model

Parents/caregivers knew a lot about me

Belonged at school

Supportive friends

Community help

Given opportunities

Culturally engaged

AOR

(95% CI)

p

AOR

(95% CI)

p

AOR

(95% CI)

p

AOR

(95% CI)

p

AOR

(95% CI)

p

AOR

(95% CI)

p

AOR

(95% CI)

p

No trusted adult support

≥ 4

Ref

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

2–3

2.708

(1.67–4.39)

***

1.879

(1.16–3.04)

0.010

1.985

(1.22–3.24)

0.006

1.589

(0.99–2.56)

0.056

1.619

(0.98–2.68)

0.061

3.206

(1.97–5.22)

***

2.087

(1.29–3.37)

0.003

1

3.979

(2.29–6.92)

***

4.518

(2.58–7.90)

***

3.653

(2.14–6.25)

***

3.204

(1.79–2.74)

***

2.240

(1.31–3.84)

0.003

3.932

(2.29–6.75)

***

2.849

(1.66–4.88)

***

0

7.548

(4.59–12.41)

***

7.611

(4.66–12.44)

***

4.637

(2.95–7.28)

***

3.214

(2.03–5.10)

***

2.630

(1.68–4.13)

***

5.725

(3.62–9.05)

***

3.986

(2.54–6.67)

***

Yes trusted adult support

≥ 4

5.897

(3.59–9.68)

***

4.437

(2.78–7.08)

***

3.533

(2.23–5.59)

***

5.564

(3.26–9.49)

***

5.199

(3.24–8.34)

***

5.743

(3.56–9.26)

***

4.003

(2.51–6.38)

***

2–3

12.451

(7.76–19.99)

***

12.098

(7.66–19.10)

***

6.652

(4.40–10.05)

***

7.970

(4.98–12.75

***

4.126

(2.75–6.20)

***

7.290

(4.81–11.05)

***

7.289

(4.78–11.13)

***

1

31.898

(18.23–55.81)

***

20.407

(12.70–32.80)

***

10.398

(6.92–15.63)

***

23.283

(13.03–41.59)

***

9.114

(6.07–13.68)

***

14.055

(9.17–21.55)

***

11.431

(7.48–17.47)

***

0

60.698

(37.58–98.05)

***

37.288

(24.64–56.43)

***

15.783

(10.96–22.72)

***

20.103

(13.40–30.17)

***

10.054

(7.01–14.42)

***

21.659

(14.90–31.48)

***

17.601

(12.15–25.49)

***

  1. For a full description of each resilience resource, see Additional file 1: Table S1
  2. Ref reference category, ACE adverse childhood experience, AOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  3. ***p < 0.001