The Impact of Stressors on Depressive Symptoms Among Youth Myanmar Migrant Workers in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Table 1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Youth Myanmar Migrant Workers (n = 165)

Characteristic	Total n	Depressive symptoms		p-value^a
		No n (%)	Yes n (%)
Age (years)				0.506
18–19	36	17 (19.8)	19 (24.1)
20–24	129	69 (80.2)	60 (75.9)
Gender				0.197
Men	88	50 (58.1)	38 (48.1)
Women	77	36 (41.9)	41 (51.9)
Education level				<0.001^b*
No formal education	16	0	16 (20.3)
Primary school	77	14 (16.2)	63 (79.7)
Middle school	52	52 (60.5)	0
High school and above	20	20 (23.3)	0
Monthly income (THB)				<0.001^b*
≤ 9000	48	0	48 (60.8)
9001–15,000	98	67 (77.9)	31 (39.2)
> 15,000	19	19 (22.1)	0
Duration of residence in Thailand (year)				0.164
< 1	65	38 (44.2)	27 (34.2)
1–2	82	42 (48.8)	40 (50.6)
> 2	18	6 (7.0)	12 (15.2)

Notes: ^aChi-square; ^bFisher’s Exact; *p< 0.001.

Abbreviation: THB, Thai baht.

Table 2 Simple Linear and Hierarchical Linear Regression Analysis for Predicting Depressive Symptoms

Variable	Simple Linear Regression		Hierarchical Regression
	Standardized Beta	R^2	Standardized Beta
			Model I	Model II	Model I	Model IV
Stressors
Workplace stressors	0.701***	0.491	0.584***	0.548***	0.544***	0.525***
Security stressors	0.526***	0.279	0.193**	0.187**	0.185**	0.181**
Living stressors	0.211**	0.044	0.105	0.099	0.130*	0.126*
Coping	−0.468***	0.219		−0.069		−0.041
Self-esteem	−0.312***	0.098			−0.141*	−0.135*
R^Citation2			0.532	0.535	0.550	0.551

Notes: *p< 0.05; **p<0.01; ***p< 0.001.

Abbreviation: R², R-square.

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Data Sharing Statement

Data is available upon request to the corresponding author.