Table 9. Multiple regression analyses of neighbourhood factors predicting BDI-II depression scores, controlling for gender, maternal education and students' age, for the Bahamas.
Predictor | B | Beta | t-test | Chg R2 | |
Stage One | Control | ||||
Gender | 4.48 | .24 | 3.47 | 0.079* | |
Maternal Education | −1.43 | −.07 | −1.09 | ||
Age | 1.62 | .15 | 2.52* | ||
Stage Two | Main Effects | ||||
Neighbourhood Attachment | −.03 | −.02 | −.19 | 0.063* | |
Neighbourhood Social Cohesion | −.31 | −.06 | −.86 | ||
Neighbourhood Quality | .44 | .12 | 1.53 | ||
Neighbourhood Crime | .75 | .20 | 2.27* | ||
Neighbourhood Disorder | −.61 | −.13 | −1.54 |
Note: n = 1948
All tests of significance for the Change in R2 were conducted using F-tests
* p≤0.05