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Table 3 Results from ordinal logistic regression predicting substance use in adolescents given family management variable parental monitoring

From: Family management risk and protective factors for adolescent substance use in South Africa

Family management variable

Measure

Substance

Cronbach Aplha

Odds (95% CI)

Model Fit

p-value

Parental monitoring

Parental knowledge

Alcohol

0.84

0.556 (0.312 to 0.991)

χ2(1) = 3.964

0.046

Adolescent recall

Illicit substance

0.84

0.428 (0.238 to 0.975)

χ2(4) = 11.323

0.023

Discipline and behavioural control

Sharing

Alcohol

0.73

6.447 (1.642 to 25.313)

χ2(1) = 7.131

0.008

Control through guilt

Alcohol

0.6

12.782 (1.418–115.217)

χ2(1) = 5.159

0.023

 

Strictness

Alcohol

0.82

3.646 (1.204–11.039)

χ2(1) = 5.239

0.022

 

Affection

Alcohol

0.75

3.349 (1.092–10.275)

χ2(1) = 4.467

0.035

 

Emotional support

Cannabis

0.85

3.7 (0.966–14.16)

χ2(1) = 3.648

0.05

 

Positive evaluation

Cannabis

0.87

3.723 (1.027–13.492)

χ2(1) = 4.005

0.045

 

Negative evaluation

Illicit substances

0.64

0.184 (0.028–1.192)

χ2(4) = 10.176

0.038

Rewards

Parental rewards

Alcohol

0.72

4.164 (1.133–15.302)

χ2(1) = 4.616

0.032

Parental use

Parental legal substance

Illicit substance

0.78

0.108 (0.012–1.000)

χ2(1) = 3.841

0.05

 

Parental illicit substance

Alcohol

0.88

0.073 (0.010–0.525)

χ2(1) = 6.751

0.009