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Table 3 Mood, substance use, bullying and school connectedness in the development of self-harm for boys and girls

From: Self-harm in young adolescents (12–16 years): onset and short-term continuation in a community sample

Boys

Variable

Level

No self-harm thoughts at time 1

Developed self-harm thoughts at time 2

Adjusted OR* (95% CI)

Overall p-value

Adjusted OR* (95% CI) from MI

Multiple adjusted ORT (95% CI)

Alcohol

Never/1 or 2x

1399

88

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

2/4 + per mth

277

32

2.26 (1.43, 3.57)

 

2.09 (1.34, 3.28)

1.56 (0.91, 2.67)

Cannabis

Never used

1556

103

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Used

119

18

2.84 (1.61, 4.99)

 

2.59 (1.52, 4.41)

2.24 (1.12, 4.48)

Drugs

Never used

1660

119

1.0

0.467

1.0

1.0

 

Used

18

2

1.74 (0.39, 7.73)

 

2.14 (0.55, 8.36)

0.57 (0.11, 2.92)

Bullied

Never/1 or 2x

1609

107

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

2/3 + per mth

72

14

3.40 (1.83, 6.32)

 

3.11 (1.70, 5.67)

1.82 (0.84, 3.94)

Bullying others

Never

1379

88

1.0

0.002

1.0

1.0

 

Regularly

290

34

1.94 (1.27, 2.96)

 

1.81 (1.17, 2.80)

1.29 (0.79, 2.10)

Peer attachment

Secure

1392

88

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Avoidant

75

10

2.25 (1.12, 4.55)

 

2.11 (1.06, 4.20)

1.43 (0.67, 3.06)

 

Anxious

59

12

3.77 (1.93, 7.38)

 

3.02 (1.57, 5.81)

1.75 (0.79, 3.89)

Baseline MFQ

0 – 4

1481

83

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

5+

202

38

4.01 (2.63, 6.10)

 

4.08 (2.78, 5.98)

2.82 (1.71, 4.65)

Baseline School connectedness

≤24

182

26

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

25+

1502

96

0.41 (0.26, 0.66)

 

0.41 (0.26, 0.64)

0.55 (0.31, 0.95)

Alcohol

Never/1 or 2x

1536

73

1.0

0.053

1.0

1.0

 

2/4 + per mth

295

21

1.68 (0.99, 2.86)

 

1.60 (0.97, 2.63)

1.29 (0.69, 2.41)

Cannabis

Never used

1698

81

1.0

0.022

1.0

1.0

 

Used

132

12

2.16 (1.12, 4.17)

 

2.17 (1.12, 4.19)

1.21 (0.50, 2.89)

Drugs

Never used

1806

87

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Used

23

6

7.47 (2.84, 19.66)

 

5.37 (1.97, 14.63)

5.95 (1.75, 20.25)

Bullied

Never/1 or 2x

1726

76

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

2/3 + per mth

109

18

4.28 (2.45, 7.50)

 

3.66 (2.09, 6.42)

2.42 (1.21, 4.86)

Bullying others

Never

1482

60

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Regularly

337

31

2.37 (1.51, 3.74)

 

2.17 (1.39, 3.38)

1.68 (0.99, 2.85)

Peer attachment

Secure

1491

60

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Avoidant

104

14

3.70 (1.99, 6.89)

 

2.88 (1.59, 5.20)

2.19 (1.07, 4.49)

 

Anxious

84

9

2.87 (1.37, 6.01)

 

2.76 (1.32, 5.78)

1.16 (0.47, 2.86)

Baseline MFQ

0 – 4

1533

53

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

5+

305

41

4.38 (2.85, 6.73)

 

3.98 (2.71, 5.85)

2.24 (1.29, 3.87)

Baseline School connectedness

≤24

238

28

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

25+

1603

66

0.33 (0.20, 0.52)

 

0.32 (0.19, 0.54)

0.58 (0.32, 1.06)

Girls

Variable

Level

No self-harm thoughts at time 1

Developed self-harm thoughts at time 2

Adjusted OR* (95% CI)

Overall p-value

Adjusted OR* (95% CI) from MI

Multiple adjusted OR T (95% CI)

Alcohol

Never/1 or 2x

1271

134

1.0

0.064

1.0

1.0

 

2/4 + per mth

226

33

1.50 (0.98, 2.32)

 

1.61 (1.06, 2.45)

1.32 (0.80, 2.17)

Cannabis

Never used

1416

154

1.0

0.158

1.0

1.0

 

Used

82

13

1.58 (0.84, 3.00)

 

1.63 (0.86, 3.09)

1.59 (0.74, 3.40)

Drugs

Never used

1485

167

1.0

0.541

1.0

1.0

 

Used

16

1

0.53 (0.07, 4.08)

 

0.87 (0.15, 5.08)

0.23 (0.03, 2.03)

Bullied

Never/1 or 2x

1431

154

1.0

0.067

1.0

1.0

 

2/3 + per mth

67

12

1.83 (0.96, 3.51)

 

2.04 (1.14, 3.64)

0.98 (0.43, 2.24)

Bullying others

Never

1350

149

1.0

0.700

1.0

1.0

 

Regularly

148

18

1.11 (0.66, 1.87)

 

1.27 (0.78, 2.07)

0.59 (0.31, 1.10)

Peer attachment

Secure

1255

130

1.0

0.037

1.0

1.0

 

Avoidant

100

17

1.76 (1.01, 3.07)

 

1.87 (1.08, 3.22)

1.07 (0.57, 1.99)

 

Anxious

63

11

1.84 (0.94, 3.62)

 

2.44 (1.26, 4.73)

1.13 (0.55, 2.31)

Baseline MFQ

0 – 4

1127

87

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

5+

377

81

3.36 (2.41, 4.70)

 

3.67 (2.68, 5.04)

3.30 (2.25, 4.84)

Baseline School connectedness

≤24

195

37

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

25+

1294

128

0.47 (0.31, 0.70)

 

0.45 (0.31, 0.66)

0.75 (0.46, 1.21)

Alcohol

Never/1 or 2x

1463

93

1.0

0.038

1.0

1.0

 

2/4 + per mth

263

27

1.65 (1.03, 2.66)

 

1.63 (1.06, 2.52)

1.03 (0.59, 1.82)

Cannabis

Never used

1637

104

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Used

91

17

3.33 (1.84, 6.03)

 

2.76 (1.61, 4.73)

2.92 (1.37, 6.25)

Drugs

Never used

1711

118

1.0

0.263

1.0

1.0

 

Used

20

3

2.06 (0.58, 7.29)

 

2.65 (0.89, 7.90)

0.53 (0.10, 2.69)

Bullied

Never/1 or 2x

1615

104

1.0

0.002

1.0

1.0

 

2/3 + per mth

112

16

2.49 (1.41, 4.40)

 

2.51 (1.50, 4.18)

0.98 (0.49, 1.96)

Bullying Others

Never

1534

96

1.0

0.002

1.0

1.0

 

Regularly

192

24

2.13 (1.32, 3.43)

 

2.16 (1.36, 3.45)

1.19 (0.68, 2.09)

Peer attachment

Secure

1389

75

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

Avoidant

144

17

2.30 (1.32, 4.02)

 

2.37 (1.38, 4.08)

1.15 (0.61, 2.16)

 

Anxious

97

20

4.58 (2.65, 7.90)

 

4.67 (2.71, 8.01)

2.72 (1.49, 4.99)

Baseline MFQ

0 – 4

1201

42

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

5+

532

79

4.84 (3.26, 7.17)

 

5.33 (3.65, 7.78)

3.63 (2.28, 5.78)

Baseline School connectedness

≤24

266

40

1.0

<0.001

1.0

1.0

 

25+

1453

78

0.32 (0.21, 0.48)

 

0.34 (0.23, 0.50)

0.62 (0.38, 1.02)

  1. *ORs adjusted for age and trial arm.
  2. TORs adjusted for age, trial arm and all other variables.
  3. MI = Multiple Imputation.