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. 2012 Feb 3;12:97. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-97

Table 5.

Hierarchical regression of depression on demographic factors, socioeconomic status, and social connections among migrant and local adolescent

Predictors Model 1
(n = 1015)
Model 2
(n = 712)
Model 3
(n = 303)
B R2 B R2 B R2

Step 1

Demographics factors 0.025 0.019 0.025

Age (mean) 0.142*** 0.134*** 0.141*

Gender (Female) 0.022 0.30 0.001

Residence location (Town/city; %) 0.009 -0.014 0.065

Migrants or not (yes) -0.042

Step 2

Socioeconomic status 0.047 0.045 0.061

Father's education (%) -0.107* -0.114* -0.146

Mother's education (%) -0.127** -0.140** 0.085

Parental occupations (%) -0.104** -0.070 -0.168**

Family income -0.067 -0.103* 0.028

Step 3

Social connections 0.435 0.418 0.509

Family cohesion(mean) -0.238*** -0.251*** -0.201***

Peer associations(mean) -0.330*** -0.358*** -0.280***

Teacher relations(mean) -0.144*** -0.073* -0.306***

Social cohesion(mean) -0.117*** -0.122** -0.108

*P < .05, **P < .01, ***P < .001