Table 3.
Results of multivariate regression analyses predicting depression and perceived discrimination
| Variable | Overall sample | Girls | Boys | ||||||
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| B | SEB | β | B | SEB | β | B | SEB | β | |
| Step 1: Depression with demographic covariates and acculturation variables as predictors | |||||||||
| Constant | 1.65 | 0.16 | 1.94 | 0.24 | 1.57 | 0.21 | |||
| Age | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.01 | −0.05 | 0.06 | −0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.02 |
| Gender | 0.19 | 0.03 | 0.18** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| U.S. orientation | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.02 |
| American way of life | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08* | −0.00 | 0.02 | −0.01 |
| Hispanic orientation | −0.02 | 0.09 | −0.01 | −0.15 | 0.12 | −0.05 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.05 |
| Latino way of life | −0.02 | 0.02 | −0.04 | −0.02 | 0.03 | −0.03 | 0.02 | −0.05 | |
| Step 2: Perceived discrimination with demographic covariates and acculturation variables as predictors | |||||||||
| Constant | 1.47 | 0.17 | 1.34 | 0.23 | 1.48 | 0.26 | |||
| Age | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | −0.02 | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.08 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| Gender | −0.12 | 0.03 | −0.11** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| U.S. orientation | −0.21 | 0.13 | −0.05 | −0.01 | 0.17 | 0.00 | −0.41 | 0.19 | −0.09* |
| American way of life | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Hispanic orientation | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.09 |
| Latino way of life | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 0.09* | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Step 3: Depression with demographic covariates and perceived discrimination as predictors | |||||||||
| Constant | 1.33 | 0.13 | 1.59 | 0.18 | 1.28 | 0.16 | |||
| Age | −0.01 | 0.04 | −0.01 | −0.03 | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Gender | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.21** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Perceived discrimination | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.24** | 0.23 | 0.04 | 0.22** | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.27** |
| Step 4: Depression with demographic covariates, acculturation variables, and perceived discrimination as predictors | |||||||||
| Constant | 1.31 | 0.16 | 1.62 | 0.24 | 1.25 | 0.21 | |||
| Age | −0.02 | 0.04 | −0.01 | −0.04 | 0.06 | −0.03 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Gender | 0.22 | 0.03 | 0.21** | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| U.S. orientation | 0.18 | 0.11 | 0.05 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.04 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| American way of life | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.08 | −0.00 | 0.02 | −0.01 |
| Hispanic orientation | −0.05 | 0.08 | −0.02 | −0.15 | 0.12 | −0.05 | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| Latino way of life | −0.03 | 0.02 | −0.05 | −0.04 | 0.03 | −0.06 | −0.03 | 0.02 | −0.06 |
| Perceived discrimination | 0.23 | 0.03 | 0.25** | 0.24 | 0.04 | 0.23** | 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.27** |
*
p < 0.05;
**
p < 0.001