Table 4.
Hierarchical Linear Regression Predicting Depression from Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse (Step 1), Childhood Emotional Abuse (Step 2a), and Childhood Emotional Neglect (Step 2b)
| Predicting Depression (BDI; N=378) | Stand.β | T | P | R | R2 | F change | P change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1: Childhood Sexual and Physical Abuse | .300 | .090 | 18.609 | .000** | |||
| Step 2a: Childhood Emotional Abuse | .422 | .178 | 39.837 | .000** | |||
| Step 2b:Childhood Emotional Neglect | .408 | .166 | 34.172 | .000** | |||
| Step 1 | |||||||
| Sexual Abuse | .186 | 3.295 | .001** | ||||
| Physical Abuse | .162 | 2.859 | .004** | ||||
| Step 2a | |||||||
| Sexual Abuse | .056 | .969 | .333 | ||||
| Physical Abuse | −.061 | −.953 | .341 | ||||
| Emotional Abuse | .428 | 6.312 | .000** | ||||
| Step 2b | |||||||
| Sexual Abuse | .091 | 1.604 | .110 | ||||
| Physical Abuse | .054 | .936 | .350 | ||||
| Emotional Neglect | .327 | 5.846 | .000** | ||||
* represents significance at the p<.05 level, and ** p<.01.