Participant characteristics
| Characteristic (n, %) | No of stressful life events | Total (n=574) | ||
| 0–2 | Three or more | |||
| (n=259) | Resilient* (n=227) | Less Resilient (n=88) | ||
| Individual level | ||||
| High psychological distress | 25 (10) | 0 (0) | 88 (100) | 113 (20) |
| Age, years | ||||
| 16–19 | 7 (3) | 6 (3) | 1 (1) | 14 (2) |
| 20–29 | 103 (40) | 73 (32) | 33 (38) | 209 (36) |
| 30–39 | 87 (34) | 90 (40) | 31 (35) | 208 (36) |
| 40–49 | 41 (16) | 30 (13) | 20 (23) | 91 (16) |
| 50–59 | 18 (7) | 23 (10) | 3 (3) | 44 (8) |
| 60+ | 3 (1) | 5 (2) | 0 (0) | 8 (1) |
| Female | 236 (91) | 204 (90) | 82 (93) | 522 (91) |
| Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander | 191 (74) | 179 (79) | 75 (85) | 445 (78) |
| Employed or studying | 90 (35) | 84 (37) | 21 (24) | 195 (34) |
| Any tertiary qualification | 116 (45) | 103 (45) | 46 (52) | 265 (46) |
| Parent(s) removed from their natural family | 22 (8) | 26 (11) | 22 (25) | 70 (12) |
| Forced to move from traditional country or homeland | ||||
| Participant | 2 (1) | 3 (1) | 4 (5) | 9 (2) |
| Participant’s parents | 10 (4) | 12 (5) | 6 (7) | 28 (5) |
| Chronic medical condition | 61 (24) | 83 (37) | 51 (58) | 195 (34) |
| Limitation of normal daily activities due to | ||||
| Health problem | 22 (8) | 34 (15) | 35 (40) | 91 (16) |
| Family level | ||||
| Burden placed on family due to child(ren)’s behaviour | ||||
| None | 187 (72) | 156 (69) | 43 (49) | 386 (67) |
| A Little | 37 (14) | 34 (15) | 15 (17) | 86 (15) |
| Quite a lot | 25 (10) | 24 (11) | 14 (16) | 63 (11) |
| A great deal | 10 (4) | 13 (6) | 16 (18) | 39 (7) |
| Alcohol problems in household | 9 (3) | 16 (7) | 23 (26) | 48 (8) |
| Gambling problems in household | 1 (0) | 15 (7) | 12 (14) | 28 (5) |
| Three or more housing problems | 94 (36) | 128 (56) | 71 (81) | 293 (51) |
| Community level | ||||
| Feeling of safety in the neighbourhood | 203 (78) | 160 (70) | 45 (51) | 408 (71) |
| Feeling of belonging in the neighbourhood | 180 (69) | 132 (58) | 37 (42) | 349 (61) |
| Feeling of helpfulness in the neighbourhood | 144 (56) | 95 (42) | 27 (31) | 266 (46) |
| Feeling of trust in the neighbourhood | 137 (53) | 88 (39) | 26 (30) | 251 (44) |
| Regular participation in sporting groups | 98 (38) | 80 (35) | 18 (20) | 196 (34) |
| Neighbourhood problems: gangs | 86 (33) | 109 (48) | 55 (63) | 250 (44) |
| Neighbourhood problems: assaults | 60 (23) | 79 (35) | 46 (52) | 185 (32) |
*Resilience, as indicated by scores of ≤21 on the Kessler 10 Psychological Distress Scale.