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Table 4 Potential moderation by social support in the relationship between childhood adversity and overall QoL

From: Perceived social support and quality of life among adolescents in residential youth care: a cross-sectional study

 

Overall QoL

Girls (N = 148)

Boys (N = 112)

b

95% CI

p

b

95% CI

p

Lower

Upper

Lower

Upper

CAS

− 4.37

− 7.34

− 1.40

.004

− 2.76

− 6.13

.618

.11

Overall SSQ-N*CAS

− 1.28

− 3.47

.92

.25

− .97

− 3.34

1.41

.42

Mother supp.*CAS

− 3.12

− 9.41

3.17

.33

− 2.56

− 9.68

4.57

.48

Father supp. * CAS

− 2.63

− 8.63

3.37

.39

− 4.81

− 11.65

2.03

.17

Staff supp. * CAS

− 2.07

− 8.66

4.53

.54

.09

− 6.88

7.06

.98

Friend supp. * CAS

3.81

− 4.64

12.27

.37

− 3.65

− 15.57

8.28

.55

  1. The first line shows the regression coefficient for the CAS as independent variable. The rest of the table shows the coefficient for the interaction between a social support variable and the CAS, in an analysis including these variables and their interaction. All analyses are adjusted for age
  2. QoL, Quality of Life; overall SSQ-N, total number of different types of support persons; CAS, Childhood Adversity Scale
  3. Bold: p < 0.05
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