From Leaving CertiFiCate to Leaving SChooL a Longitudinal Study ...

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From Leaving Certificate to Leaving School
Table 3.1: Multilevel regression model of the factors influencing
current stress levels among sixth year students
Constant
Background factors:
Female
(Contrast: Male)
Junior Certificate performance:
2 nd quintile
3 rd quintile
4 th quintile
Highest quintile
(Contrast: lowest quintile)
School climate:
Positive teacher-student interaction
Negative teacher-student interaction
Experience of bullying
Ever suspended in 6 th year
Schoolwork and curriculum:
Taking LCA
(Contrast: Taking LCE/LCVP)
Regret taking some subjects
Satisfaction with subjects taken:
Satisfied
Dissatisfied
Very dissatisfied
(Contrast: Very satisfied)
Schoolwork harder in 6 th than 5 th year
(Contrast: Schoolwork easier or about the
same)
Would like help with schoolwork
Frequency of participation in sports within
school (outside class-time):
One or twice in past 2 weeks
Three or more times in past 2 weeks
Parental academic involvement
Too early to decide on future career
Model 1 Model 2
1.496
0.197**
0.077
0.163*
0.196*
0.173*
-0.107**
0.006
0.296***
0.160‡
-0.214‡
0.120*
0.032
0.186*
0.353*
0.078‡
0.143**
-0.052
-0.171**
-0.014
0.057**
1.536
0.145**
0.085
0.206**
0.269***
0.326***
–0.014
–0.069*
0.289***
0.113
–0.051
0.098*
–0.038
0.045
0.162
0.064
0.122**
–0.043
–0.160**
–0.016
0.042*