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Table 2 OLS regression model of psychological distress (weighted)

From: Gender disparities and psychological distress among humanitarian migrants in Australia: a moderating role of migration pathway?

 

Model I

Model II

Model III

Model IV

β

β

β

β

Gender

 Female

1.06***

1.03***

0.87**

2.34***

 Male (ref.)

    

Migration Pathway

 Refugee

 

0.31

0.56

1.08**

 Asylum Seeker (ref.)

    

 Female*Refugee

   

−1.77**

Place of Birth

 MENA (exc. Iran and Iraq)

2.35***

2.50***

2.20***

2.01***

 Iran

3.05***

3.11***

2.17***

2.14***

 Iraq

3.17***

3.14***

2.60***

2.62***

 Central & Southern Asia (exc. Afghanistan)

2.35***

2.41***

2.56***

2.61***

 Afghanistan

0.75

0.80

0.39

0.43

 Other (ref.)

    

Age

0.03**

0.03**

0.02

0.02

Marital Status

 Married (ref.)

    

 Separated/Divorced/Widowed

1.62***

1.63**

0.96*

0.96*

 Never Married

−0.45

−0.44

−0.22

−0.22

Education

 Primary or Less

−0.17

−0.27

−0.24

−0.20

 Preparatory

−0.58

−0.66

−0.76

−0.75

 Sector/Trade

−0.09

−0.15

−0.46

−0.46

 University Degree (ref.)

    

Previous Employment

 Yes (ref.)

    

 No

0.28

0.27

0.46

0.51

Previous Trauma Experience

 Yes

  

0.92**

0.97**

 No (ref.)

    

Settlement Stressors

 Worry about family/friends overseas

  Yes

  

0.03

0.07

  No (ref.)

    

 Getting used to life in Australia

  Yes

  

0.70*

0.65*

  No (ref.)

    

 Language Barriers

  Yes

  

0.26

0.25

  No (ref.)

    

 Discrimination

  Yes

  

0.33

0.38

  No (ref.)

    

 Financial situation

  Yes

  

1.64***

1.61***

  No (ref.)

    

 House situation

  Yes

  

1.56***

1.54***

  No (ref.)

 Work situation

  Yes

  

−0.42

−0.40

  No (ref.)

    

 Loneliness

  Yes

  

2.41***

2.45***

  No (ref.)

    

 Family Safety

  Yes

  

0.16

0.18

  No (ref.)

    

 School/Study

  Yes

  

0.62

0.58

  No (ref.)

    

N

2155

2155

2107

2107

R2

0.0860

0.0864

0.1895

0.1924

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001