Table 3 Bi and multivariate analysis for predictors of child resilience (N = 467, except where data is missing)
From: Predictors of child resilience in a community-based cohort facing flood as natural disaster
Predictors | Model A (unadjusted) | Model B (adjusted) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B | SE | t | p value | B | SE | t | p value | |
Maternal/family variables | ||||||||
 Mother’s education | ||||||||
 Post-secondary | 3.67 | 1.62 | 2.27 | 0.02 | – | – | – | – |
 Maternal age at delivery | ||||||||
 > 25 years | 1.45 | 1.42 | 1.02 | 0.31 | 2.86 | 1.42 | 2.02 | 0.04 |
 Family income | ||||||||
 $60,000 or more | 1.62 | 1.23 | 1.32 | 0.19 | – | – | – | – |
 Relationship status | ||||||||
 Married/common law | 0.81 | 2.03 | 0.40 | 0.69 | – | – | – | – |
 History of mental health | ||||||||
 No | 2.07 | 0.88 | 2.36 | 0.02 | – | – | – | – |
 Partner relationship during pregnancy | ||||||||
 No tension | 2.30 | 0.96 | 2.39 | 0.02 | – | – | – | – |
 Social support during pregnancy | ||||||||
 Adequate | 3.69 | 1.21 | 3.04 | 0.002 | 2.50 | 1.22 | 2.04 | 0.04 |
Child variables | ||||||||
 Child’s gender | ||||||||
 Girl | 1.83 | 0.89 | 2.06 | 0.04 | 1.57 | 0.84 | 1.86 | 0.06 |
 Child age at the time of flood questionnaire | ||||||||
 24–35 months | 0.64 | 1.11 | 0.58 | 0.56 | – | – | – | – |
 Delivery mode | ||||||||
 Vaginal | 1.26 | 0.99 | 1.27 | 0.20 | – | – | – | – |
 Caesarian |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Child displaying externalizing behavior at 3 years postpartum | ||||||||
 No | 4.09 | 1.02 | 4.01 | < 0.001 | 2.87 | 1.04 | 2.77 | 0.006 |
 Child displaying internalizing behavior at 3 years postpartum | ||||||||
 No | 3.91 | 1.03 | 3.79 | < 0.001 | 3.02 | 1.03 | 2.94 | 0.003 |
 Rothbart temperament scale: effortful control | ||||||||
 Medium/high | 5.53 | 1.12 | 4.57 | < 0.001 | 4.57 | 1.20 | 3.080 | < 0.001 |
Flood co-variants | ||||||||
 Impacted by the flood? | ||||||||
 At least somewhat | 1.26 | 1.06 | 1.19 | 0.23 | – | – | – | – |
 Flood preparedness | ||||||||
 Unprepared | 1.29 | 0.97 | 1.32 | 0.18 | – | – | – | – |
 Did you evacuate household? | ||||||||
 Yes | 0.98 | 3.09 | 0.46 | 0.64 | – | – | – | – |
 Did you or someone in household experience loss of income? | ||||||||
 Yes | −0.46 | 1.13 | −0.34 | 0.73 | – | – | – | – |
 Experienced threat or danger during flood? | ||||||||
 Yes | 0.69 | 1.87 | 0.37 | 0.71 | – | – | – | – |