Table 4

Adjusted and stratified associations between school-level exposures (student commitment and sense of belonging) and student risk-behaviours with multiple imputation

Student risk-behavioursSchool-level exposures
Student commitmentStudent belonging
Variables for which evidence of moderation indicates need for stratified analysisAssociation—overall or stratified where evidence of moderationP valueVariables for which evidence of moderationAssociation—overall or stratified where evidence of moderationP value
Bullying perpetration−0.45* (−0.119, 0.29)0.25Female−0.14† (−0.40, 0.13)0.31
Male−0.76† (−1.02, –0.49)<0.0001
Bullying victimisationWhite British0.03‡ (−0.07, 0.12)0.58Female−0.01 (−0.05, 0.02)0.46
Other−0.09 (−0.17, –0.02)0.02Male−0.07 (−0.10, –0.03)<0.0001
Smoking tobacco everLow affluenceWhite British0.67§ (0.31, 1.45)0.31White British0.68 (0.53, 0.86)0.002
Other0.46§ (0.23, 0.92)0.03
High affluenceWhite British0.98§ (0.49, 2.00)0.97Other0.80 (0.64. 1.00)0.05
Other0.68§ (0.35, 1.30)0.24
Smoking tobacco in previous weekLow affluenceTwo parents0.80¶ (0.31, 2.09)0.650.68** (0.53, 0.86)0.002
Other family structure0.50¶ (0.19, 1.39)0.19
High affluenceTwo parents1.39¶ (1.13, 8.90)0.43
Other family structure0.89¶ (0.34, 2.33)0.81
Alcohol in previous weekLow affluence0.42†† (0.18, 0.88)0.05Low FSM1.06 (0.81, 1.38)0.68
High affluence0.88†† (0.45, 1.74)0.72High FSM0.55 (0.40, 0.75)<0.0001
Really drunk ever0.61‡‡ (0.33, 1.14)0.12Low affluence0.81§§ (0.62, 1.06)0.13
High affluence0.65§§ (0.51, 0.83)0.001
Binge drinking ever0.54‡‡
(0.26, 1.11)
0.09Two parents0.64 (0.48, 0.87)0.004
Other family structure0.79¶¶ (0.57, 1.11)0.18
Drugs ever0.43‡‡ (0.18, 1.01)0.050.65 (0.48, 0.88)0.005
Drugs in previous month0.36†† (0.12, 1.11)0.080.50 (0.34, 0.73)<0.0001
  • Variables adjusted for:

  • *Size, deprivation, ethnicity, family structure, parent working, family affluence.

  • †Size, deprivation.

  • ‡Parent working.

  • §Size, deprivation, FSM.

  • ¶Deprivation, FSM, ethnicity, parent working.

  • **Deprivation.

  • ††Size, deprivation, FSM, ethnicity, parent working.

  • ‡‡Size, deprivation, FSM, ethnicity.

  • §§IDACI, FSM.

  • ¶¶ IDACI.

  • FSM, free school meal; IDACI, Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index.