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Table 1 Number and percentage of participants on personal and contextual determinants

From: Prevalence and distribution pattern of mood swings in Thai adolescents: a school-based survey in the central region of Thailand

Variables

Total Number (%) (n = 2598)

Number (%) on Location of school (n = 2593a)

Bangkok (n = 561)

Urban (n = 1095)

Suburban (n = 937)

Sex

 Male

884 (34.0)

292 (52.0)

389 (35.5)

203 (21.7)

 Female

1549 (59.6)

238 (42.4)

626 (57.2)

680 (72.6)

 Creative gender

165 (6.4)

31 (5.5)

80 (7.3)

54 (5.7)

Age (years)

 15 – 16

1000 (38.5)

198 (35.3)

461 (42.1)

338 (36.1)

 17 – 18

1517 (58.4)

354 (63.1)

577 (52.7)

586 (62.5)

 ≥19

81 (3.1)

9 (1.6)

57 (5.2)

13 (1.4)

Family history of mental problems

 No

1991 (76.6)

418 (74.5)

821 (75.0)

748 (79.8)

 Yes

226 (8.7)

53 (9.4)

115 (10.5)

58 (6.1)

  - father/mother/sibling

136 (5.2)

34 (6.1)

69 (6.3)

33 (3.5)

  - grandparents/uncle/aunt

77 (3.0)

18 (3.2)

37 (3.4)

22 (2.3)

  - cousin

13 (0.5)

1 (0.2)

9 (0.8)

3 (0.3)

 Uncertain/Unknown

381 (14.7)

90 (16.0)

159 (14.5)

131 (14.0)

Mood Swings (MS)

 Mood swings (AD>5&DE>9&A>5)

686 (26.4)

182 (32.4)

296 (27.0)

206 (22.0)

  - Anxiety/Depression (AD) (Above norm=>5)

255 (48.3)

315 (56.1)

516 (47.1)

420 (44.8)

  - Depression/Elation (DE) (Above norm=>9)

1210 (46.6)

302 (53.8)

484 (44.2)

422 (38.5)

  - Anger (A) (Above norm=>5)

1062 (40.9)

256 (45.6)

455 (41.6)

349 (37.2)

Bullying (IBS)

 Bullying involvement (Above norm=>13)

1293 (49.8)

308 (54.9)

555 (50.7)

427 (45.6)

  - Bully behavior (Above norm=>6)

1285 (49.5)

315 (56.1)

542 (49.5)

425 (45.4)

  - Fight behavior (Above norm=>3)

1034 (39.8)

242 (43.1)

474 (43.3)

316 (33.7)

  - Victim behavior (Above norm=>3)

1279 (49.2)

295 (52.6)

550 (50.2)

431 (46.0)

Social Media Use (IAT)

 - Normal (score < 49)

1383 (53.2)

287 (51.1)

616 (56.3)

479 (51.1)

 - Trend to impact (score 50 - 79)

1088 (41.9)

243 (43.3)

431 (39.4)

410 (43.8)

 - Get impact/problems (score > 80)

127 (4.9)

31 (5.5)

48 (4.4)

48 (5.1)

1st order reason to use social media

 - Find someone to chat

625 (24.1)

132 (23.5)

260 (23.7)

232 (24.8)

 - Play game

665 (25.6)

137 (24.4)

276 (25.2)

250 (26.7)

 - Communicate in family

552 (21.2)

123 (21.9)

212 (19.3)

216 (23.1)

 - Entertainment

828 (31.9)

182 (32.4)

322 (29.4)

323 (34.5)

 - Chat with boy/girlfriend

732 (28.2)

173 (30.8)

291 (26.6)

268 (28.6)

 - Education/knowledge

390 (15.0)

84 (15.0)

164 (15.0)

142 (15.2)

Substance use in 3 months past

 - Tobacco (score>2)

61 (2.3)

12 (2.1)

43 (3.9)

6 (0.6)

 - Alcohol (score>3)

387 (14.9)

76 (13.5)

169 (15.4)

142 (15.2)

 - Cannabis (score>2)

55 (2.1)

8 (1.4)

32 (2.9)

15 (1.6)

 - Stimulant (score>2)

33 (1.3)

4 (0.7)

18 (1.6)

11 (1.2)

 - Sedative (score>2)

45 (1.7)

7 (1.2)

26 (2.4)

12 (1.3)

 - Heroin (score>2)

25 (1.0)

3 (0.5)

13 (1.2)

9 (1.0)

 - Other substanceb

63 (2.4)

11 (2.0)

32 (2.9)

20 (2.1)

 - Energy drinking (score>2)

351 (13.5)

89 (15.9)

150 (13.7)

112 (12.0)

Family structure

 - Both parents are together

1632 (62.8)

370 (66.0)

653 (59.6)

604 (64.5)

 - Single parent

847 (32.6)

160 (28.5)

386 (35.3)

301 (32.1)

 - Father/mother remarried

95 (3.7)

22 (3.9)

44 (4.0)

29 (3.1)

 - Foster

24 (0.9)

9 (1.6)

12 (1.1)

3 (0.3)

Family circumstance:

 Expressed emotion in family (EE)

  High EE (Above norm= > 108)

1256 (48.3)

307 (54.7)

536 (48.9)

412 (44.0)

   - Lack of support (LES) High LES (Above norm=>40)

1185 (45.6)

300 (53.5)

510 (46.6)

375 (40.0)

   - Intrusive (INTR) High INTR (Above norm=>18)

1295 (49.2)

266 (47.4)

575 (52.5)

451 (48.1)

   - Irritation (IRR) High IRR (Above norm=>15)

1205 (46.4)

280 (49.9)

507 (46.3)

417 (44.5)

   - Criticism (C) High C (Above norm=>11)

1224 (47.1)

283 (50.4)

547 (49.9)

393 (41.9)

   - Positive Criticism (PC) High PC (Above norm=>24)

987 (38.0)

195 (34.8)

406 (37.1)

381 (40.6)

 Educational program

  - High school

1382 (53.2)

227 (40.5)

489 (44.7)

662 (70.7)

  - Vocational school

1216 (46.8)

334 (59.5)

606 (55.3)

275 (29.3)

  1. afive were missing data of school variables
  2. bOther substance use groups, participated were reported, identified Pro (procodyl), B5 (benzhexol), tramadol, codeine