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Table 5 Correlation between the discriminant functions of risk factors and each risk factor for the groups

From: Anxiety as a risk factor for school absenteeism: what differentiates anxious school attenders from non-attenders?

Predictor

Discriminant function

 

Function 1

Function 2

Function 3

Psychiatric severity

0.872 a

−0.070

−0.169

Personality traits

0.318 a

0.063

−0.120

SMFQ

0.308 a

0.125

−0.053

SDQ relational problems

0.239 a

−0.164

−0.108

Safe in school

−0.236 a

0.153

0.070

Resent going to school

0.190a

0.082

−0.084

Perception of own health

−0.181a

−0.146

0.129

Being bullied

0.163a

−0.059

0.027

Chronic illness

0.120a

−0.038

0.029

Used narcotics

0.168

0.546 a

0.439

Used cannabis

0.116

0.301 a

0.093

Mother working

−0.021

−0.279 a

0.098

SDQ behavioural problems

0.138

0.256 a

0.022

No. of close friends

0.127

0.242 a

0.236

Negative life events

0.191

0.222 a

−0.094

Living with parents

−0.161

−0.215 a

0.064

Drinking least every week

0.077

0.178a

−.113

Mother's education

−0.063

−0.159a

0.076

Contact with teacher

−0.043

0.135a

0.070

Learning difficulties

−0.037

0.126a

0.099

School size

0.013

0.063a

−.038

Leisure time activities

−0.088

−0.134

0.370 a

Age

0.029

0.160

−.319 a

SDQ hyperactivity

0.120

0.177

−0.305 a

Treated with respect at school

−0.084

−0.096

0.303 a

Exercising

−0.056

−0.208

0.231 a

Resilience

−0.184

−0.030

0.207 a

Father working

−0.101

−0.165

0.187a

Sex

0.090

0.019

0.146a

Family economy

0.039

−0.068

0.100a

Father education

−0.039

0.032

0.078a

Canonical R

0.868

0.516

0.371

Eigenvalue

3.06

0.363

0.160

  1. aLargest absolute correlation between each variable and any discriminant function. The highest loading items on each function are italicized.