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Table 6 Logistic regression analysis of sources of personal 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

Sources of personal adult support

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

None of those listed

Ref

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

 

***

No parents but other adults

1.522

(0.94–2.48)

0.091

0.767

(0.47–1.26)

0.298

1.281

(0.79–2.07)

0.311

0.878

(0.55–1.41)

0.591

1.756

(1.09–2.82)

0.200

1.106

(0.69–1.78)

0.677

1.013

(0.63–1.64)

0.958

One parent only

2.218

(1.48–3.32)

***

3.340

(2.22–5.02)

***

1.933

(1.33–2.82)

0.001

1.797

(1.20–2.69)

0.005

1.468

(1.01–2.13)

0.044

1.718

(1.17–2.52)

0.005

1.603

(1.10–2.25)

0.015

One parent with other adults

7.365

(4.66–11.64)

***

7.653

(4.96–11.80)

***

3.954

(2.73–5.84)

***

7.465

(4.51–12.35)

***

3.400

(2.36–4.89)

***

3.481

(2.37–2.11)

***

6.853

(4.48–10.48)

***

Both parents only

5.793

(3.57–9.41)

***

5.711

(3.66–8.92)

***

2.670

(1.84–3.88)

***

3.403

(2.18–5.33)

***

2.082

(1.45–2.99)

***

2.335

(1.59–3.44)

***

2.626

(1.78–3.88)

***

Both parents with other adults

16.599

(10.30–26.75)

***

13.111

(8.67–19.83)

***

5.527

(3.93-0.7.78)

***

8.827

(5.73–13.60)

***

5.192

(3.71–7.26)

***

5.720

(3.99–8.21)

***

7.725

(5.32–11.22)

***

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