Association between parental divorce and mental health outcomes among Lebanese adolescents: results of a national study

Table 4 Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA)

	Unstandardized Beta	Standardized Beta	p-value	95% Confidence Interval
	Unstandardized Beta	Standardized Beta	p-value	Lower Bound	Upper Bound
Liebowitz – fear score
Age	0.611	0.043	0.066	−0.041	1.263
Sex (females vs. males^a)	−0.656	−0.020	0.398	−2.180	0.867
Parents status (separated vs living together^a)	13.190	0.270	< 0.001	10.899	15.482
House crowding index	−3.078	−0.127	< 0.001	−4.212	−1.944
Liebowitz – avoidance score
Age	−0.216	−0.015	0.550	−0.927	0.494
Sex (females vs. males^a)	−2.914	−0.086	0.001	−4.588	−1.240
Parents status (separated vs living together^a)	9.472	0.188	< 0.001	7.000	11.943
House crowding index	−2.552	−0.102	< 0.001	−3.772	−1.332
Total depression
Age	−0.295	−0.163	< 0.001	− 0.380	− 0.209
Sex (females vs. males^a)	− 0.229	− 0.054	0.025	− 0.429	−0.028
Parents status (separated vs living together^a)	−0.286	−0.045	0.004	−0.589	0.016
House crowding index	0.140	0.044	0.068	−0.010	0.291
Suicidal ideation score
Age	−0.095	−0.060	0.009	−0.166	− 0.023
Sex (females vs. males^a)	0.246	0.066	0.004	0.076	0.415
Parents status (separated vs living together^a)	2.045	0.370	< 0.001	1.793	2.297
House crowding index	−0.085	−0.031	0.182	−0.210	0.040

In the global model, the independent variable is parents’ status (separated vs living together). Covariates are: age, sex, house crowding index
^aReference group

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