Table 4 Top protective factors associated with depression, lack of mental well-being and anxiety^a

Following a routine^b

0.58 (0.55 to 0.62)

0.60 (0.56 to 0.64)

0.52 (0.45 to 0.59)

0.59 (0.54 to 0.65)

0.56 (0.51 to 0.61)

0.70 (0.55 to 0.89)

0.80 (0.75 to 0.85)

0.82 (0.77 to 0.87)

0.73 (0.64 to 0.83)

0.79 (0.72 to 0.86)

0.82 (0.75 to 0.89)

0.79 (0.63 to 0.98)

0.58 (0.54 to 0.61)

0.54 (0.50 to 0.59)

0.63 (0.57 to 0.70)

0.52 (0.46 to 0.59)

0.57 (0.52 to 0.62)

0.70 (0.60 to 0.81)

High social support v low social support (3-point scale)

0.54 (0.50 to 0.59)

0.56 (0.51 to 0.61)

0.47 (0.38 to 0.57)

0.55 (0.49 to 0.62)

0.54 (0.47 to 0.60)

0.56 (0.40 to 0.80)

0.65 (0.60 to 0.71)

0.68 (0.62 to 0.74)

0.57 (0.48 to 0.69)

0.64 (0.57 to 0.72)

0.65 (0.58 to 0.73)

0.75 (0.55 to 1.03)

0.57 (0.52 to 0.62)

0.59 (0.53 to 0.65)

0.54 (0.46 to 0.62)

0.55 (0.47 to 0.64)

0.60 (0.54 to 0.68)

0.50 (0.41 to 0.62)

Dedicating time to oneself^b

0.60 (0.54 to 0.67)

0.61 (0.55 to 0.69)

0.57 (0.44 to 0.73)

0.68 (0.59 to 0.80)

0.54 (0.46 to 0.63)

0.52 (0.37 to 0.72)

0.69 (0.63 to 0.76)

0.71 (0.64 to 0.78)

0.62 (0.50 to 0.78)

0.68 (0.59 to 0.79)

0.65 (0.57 to 0.75)

0.80 (0.61 to 1.04)

0.58 (0.54 to 0.62)

0.57 (0.52 to 0.61)

0.61 (0.54 to 0.70)

0.58 (0.50 to 0.66)

0.57 (0.52 to 0.63)

0.57 (0.49 to 0.67)

Not eating more to cope with the situation^c

0.63 (0.59 to 0.67)

0.63 (0.59 to 0.68)

0.61 (0.52 to 0.73)

0.66 (0.60 to 0.73)

0.61 (0.55 to 0.67)

0.63 (0.49 to 0.80)

0.88 (0.83 to 0.93)

0.88 (0.82 to 0.94)

0.89 (0.78 to 1.01)

0.89 (0.81 to 0.97)

0.88 (0.81 to 0.97)

0.80 (0.65 to 1.00)

0.78 (0.73 to 0.82)

0.77 (0.72 to 0.82)

0.80 (0.73 to 0.89)

0.80 (0.72 to 0.89)

0.76 (0.70 to 0.82)

0.82 (0.71 to 0.94)

Spending more time doing activities with the family^b

0.70 (0.65 to 0.76)

0.72 (0.67 to 0.78)

0.61 (0.53 to 0.71)

0.74 (0.66 to 0.81)

0.71 (0.63 to 0.79)

0.65 (0.47 to 0.90)

0.73 (0.68 to 0.78)

0.74 (0.69 to 0.80)

0.70 (0.60 to 0.82)

0.75 (0.68 to 0.82)

0.72 (0.65 to 0.80)

0.81 (0.63 to 1.06)

0.69 (0.65 to 0.73)

0.69 (0.64 to 0.74)

0.70 (0.63 to 0.78)

0.67 (0.60 to 0.75)

0.68 (0.63 to 0.74)

0.82 (0.70 to 0.95)

Undertaking relaxing activites (e.g. listening to music)^b

0.78 (0.73 to 0.84)

0.76 (0.70 to 0.82)

0.88 (0.75 to 1.02)

0.82 (0.74 to 0.91)

0.74 (0.66 to 0.82)

0.71 (0.54 to 0.93)

0.72 (0.68 to 0.77)

0.72 (0.66 to 0.77)

0.74 (0.63 to 0.85)

0.73 (0.66 to 0.81)

0.73 (0.66 to 0.81)

0.63 (0.49 to 0.79)

0.71 (0.67 to 0.76)

0.70 (0.65 to 0.75)

0.75 (0.67 to 0.83)

0.68 (0.61 to 0.76)

0.71 (0.65 to 0.77)

0.74 (0.64 to 0.86)

Having children whose care takes half of the time or less^d

0.76 (0.70 to 0.83)

0.76 (0.70 to 0.84)

0.75 (0.62 to 0.91)

0.53 (0.46 to 0.61)

0.94 (0.84 to 1.05)

1.84 (0.84 to 4.04)

1.00 (0.93 to 1.09)

0.97 (0.89 to 1.06)

1.16 (0.98 to 1.37)

0.89 (0.78 to 1.02)

1.09 (0.98 to 1.20)

1.92 (0.92 to 3.99)

1.03 (0.95 to 1.11)

1.00 (0.91 to 1.09)

1.10 (0.96 to 1.25)

0.74 (0.64 to 0.86)

1.14 (1.05 to 1.25)

1.61 (0.89 to 2.88)