Table 5.

Regression results testing the moderating role of adolescents’ own peer acceptance.

Genders	Regression model		R2	F	b	SE	95%CI
	Outcomes	Predictors
Boys	Friendship quality (M1)	Best friends’ Dep (X)	0.002	0.35	−0.04	0.050	[−0.14, 0.06]
	Rumination (M2)	Best friends’ Dep	0.03	5.13**	0.08	0.047	[−0.01, 0.17]
	Adolescents’ own Dep (Y)	Best friends’ Dep	0.52	57.23***	0.03*	0.013	[0.001, 0.05]
		Friendship quality			−0.06***	0.013	[−0.08, −0.03]
		Rumination			0.27***	0.013	[0.24, 0.29]
		Adolescents’ own peer Acp (W2)			−0.01	0.013	[−0.04, 0.01]
		Int1(X × W2)			0.02	0.013	[−0.009, 0.04]
		Int2(M1 × W2)			0.001	0.013	[−0.02, 0.03]
		Int3(M2 × W2)			−0.003	0.012	[−0.03, 0.02]
Girls	Friendship quality	Best friends’ Dep	0.02	2.52*	−0.10*	0.042	[−0.18, −0.02]
	Rumination	Best friends’ Dep	0.03	5.27**	0.10*	0.044	[0.01, 0.18]
	Adolescents’ own Dep	Best friends’ Dep	0.57	66.00***	0.04**	0.013	[0.02, 0.07]
		Friendship quality			−0.07***	0.014	[−0.10, −0.04]
		Rumination			0.29***	0.013	[0.26, 0.31]
		Adolescents’ own peer Acp			−0.04**	0.015	[−0.07, −0.01]
		Int1(X × W2)			0.02	0.014	[−0.01, 0.05]
		Int2(M1 × W2)			0.001	0.015	[−0.03, 0.03]
		Int3(M2 × W2)			−0.03*	0.014	[−0.06, −0.01]

^***p < 0.001, ^**p < 0.01, ^*p < 0.05. Dep = depressive symptoms, Acp = acceptance. All regression models included grade and only-child status as covariates.