Table 8. Multiple regression analyses of neighbourhood factors predicting BDI-II depression scores, controlling for gender, maternal education and students' age, for Jamaica.
Predictor | B | Beta | t-test | Chg R2 | |
Stage One | Control | ||||
Gender | .244 | .01 | .18 | 0.005 | |
Maternal Education | −1.05 | −.05 | −.78 | ||
Age | .77 | .04 | .68 | ||
Stage Two | Main Effects | ||||
Neighbourhood Attachment | −.47 | −.19 | −2.77* | 0.181* | |
Neighbourhood Social Cohesion | −.75 | −.13 | −2.06* | ||
Neighbourhood Quality | .36 | .10 | 1.34 | ||
Neighbourhood Crime | .06 | .01 | .19 | ||
Neighbourhood Disorder | 1.18 | .20 | 2.79* |
Note: n = 1948
All tests of significance for the Change in R2 were conducted using F-tests
* p≤0.05