Table 13. Multiple regression analyses of country and neighbourhood crime predicting BDI-II depression scores, controlling for gender, maternal education and students' age.
Predictor | B | Beta | t-test | Chg R2 | |
Stage One | Control | ||||
Gender | 4.47 | .22 | 9.62* | 0.063* | |
Maternal Education | −1.37 | −.07 | −2.79* | ||
Age | 83 | .08 | 3.31* | ||
Stage Two | Main Effects | ||||
St. Kitts | −3.62 | −.18 | −5.02* | 0.033* | |
Bahamas | −2.87 | −.09 | −3.08* | ||
St. Vincent | −2.68 | −.13 | 3.67* | ||
Neighbourhood Crime | .61 | .15 | 6.46* | ||
Stage Three | Interactions | ||||
St. Kitts by Neighbourhood Crime | −.08 | −.02 | −.27 | 0.001 | |
Bahamas by Neighbourhood Crime | −.04 | −.01 | −.10 | ||
St. Vincent by Neighbourhood Crime | −.35 | −.08 | −1.18 |
Note: n = 1948
All tests of significance for the Change in R2 were conducted using F-tests
* p≤0.05