Table 5 Summary of a hierarchical ANCOVA model for variables predicting perceived mental well-being (MWB) at 17 years
a) MWB at 12–13 years of age as a covariate n = 661 | ||||||
β | t | (df), F | Cl | η2 | R2 | |
Gender Girls Boys | 0.085 0 | 0.717 | 0.514 | -0.15-0.32 | 0.001 | |
Mother’s educational level Post-secondary Secondary | 0.087 0 | 0.623 | 0.388 | -0.19–0.36 | 0.001 | |
Father’s educational level Post-secondary Secondary | 0.168 0 | 1.236 | 1.527 | -0.10-0.44 | 0.002 | |
The family’s economy worse medium high | 0.461* 0.126 0 | 2.276 0.904 | 2.642 | 0.06–0.86 − 0.15–0.40 | 0.008 0.001 | |
MWB at 12–13 years | 0.399** | 9.362 | (1,654) 87.639 | 0.32–0.48 | 0.118 | |
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b) Self-esteem (SE) at 12–13 years of age as a covariate n = 695 | ||||||
Gender Girls Boys | 0.122 0 | 1.040 | 1.082 | -0.11-0.35 | 0.002 | |
Mother’s educational level Post-secondary Secondary | 0.071 0 | 0.514 | 0.264 | -0.20–0.34 | 0.000 | |
Father’s educational level Post-secondary Secondary | 0.139 0 | 1.025 | 1.050 | -0.13-0.41 | 0.002 | |
The family’s economy worse medium high | 0.488* 0.077 0 | 2.433 0.554 | 3.314 | 0.09–0.88 − 0.20–0.35 | 0.009 0.000 | |
SE at 12–13 years | 0.095** | 8.951 | (1,688) 80.116 | -0.12 – -0.07 | 0.104 | |
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c) Both SE and MWB at 12–13 years of age as covariates n = 654 | ||||||
Gender Girls Boys | 0.054 0 | 0.457 | 0.209 | -0.18-0.28 | 0.000 | |
Mother’s educational level Post-secondary Secondary | 0.097 0 | 0.709 | 0.503 | -0.17–0.37 | 0.001 | |
Father’s educational level Post-secondary Secondary | 0.146 0 | 1.084 | 1.175 | -0.12-0.41 | 0.002 | |
The family’s economy worse medium high | 0.381 0.069 0 | 1.891 0.506 | 1.940 | 0.02–0.78 − 0.20–0.34 | 0.006 0.000 | |
SE at 12–13 years | -0.057** | 4.361 | (1,646) 19.022 | -0.08—0.03 | 0.029 | |
MWB at 12–13 years | 0.256** | 4.895 | (1,646) 23.962 | 0.15–0.36 | 0.036 | |
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