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Table 3 OLS Regression Analysis of Factors Associated with Mental Health Status (MCS scores)

From: Risk and protective factors associated with the mental health of young adults in Kabul, Afghanistan

 

Step 1***

Step 2***

Step 3***

Variables

B (SE)

β

B (SE)

β

B (SE)

β

Age

.076 (.159)

.034

.068 (.150)

.031

.063 (.145)

.029

Gender: femalea

−.908 (1.398)

−.046

−.417 (1.323)

−.021

−.430 (1.280)

−.022

Ethnicity: Tajikb

−3.06 (1.377)

−.149*

− 2.579 (1.303)

−.126

− 2.353 (1.262)

−.115

Education: university degreec

−2.96 (1.364)

−.147*

− 2.975 (1.287)

−.147*

−2.594 (1.249)

−.128*

Employment: employedd

2.312 (1.472)

.116

2.365 (1.389)

.118

2.235 (1.344)

.112

Income: stablee

3.985 (1.379)

.194**

2.132 (1.351)

.104

1.795 (1.310)

.087

Physical Health Status

  

.415 (.081)

.331***

.379 (.079)

.302***

Hope-Optimism

    

2.715 (.703)

.236***

R 2

.116

.216

.270

Adjusted R2

.090

.189

.241

ΔR2

 

.101***

.054***

F statistic for change in R2

 

26.053

14.916

  1. N = 211 as 21 cases omitted by listwise deletion; Reference groups: amales, bPashtuns and other ethnicities; cHS Diploma, dUnemployed, eUnstable income; p < .10; *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001