Table 3.

Summary of the simple-effect analyses decomposing the significant three-way interaction among genotype, stress, and reappraisal in predicting depressive symptoms. High and low values of stress and reappraisal were determined using values +/− 1 SD from the mean.

Stress level	Reappraisal level	Simple effect result	β	t-statistic	df	p-value
Comparing short allele carriers to non-carriers (N = 201)
High	High	Short-allele carriers did not differ from non-carriers	.07	< 1	197	.52
High	Low	Short-allele carriers reported more depressive symptoms than non-carriers	.36	3.21	197	.002
Low	High	Short-allele carriers did not differ from non-carriers	.05	< 1	197	.61
Low	Low	Short-allele carriers reported fewer depressive symptoms than non-carriers	−.40	3.75	197	<.001
Comparing stress levels or reappraisal levels within short-allele carriers (n = 137)
High		Reported fewer depressive symptoms when they were high (vs. low) in reappraisal	−.39	3.94	133	<.001
Low		Reported the same number of depressive symptoms whether they were high or low in reappraisal	−.03	< 1	133	.73
	High	Reported increased depressive symptoms when they were high (vs. low) in stress	.38	3.55	133	.001
	Low	Reported increased depressive symptoms when they were high (vs. low) in stress	.76	9.26	133	<.001
Comparing stress levels or reappraisal levels within non-carriers (n = 68)
High		Reported the same number of depressive symptoms whether they were high or low in reappraisal	−.15	1.02	64	.31
Low		Reported fewer depressive symptoms when they were high (vs. low) in reappraisal	−.65	4.65	64	<.001
	High	Reported increased depressive symptoms when they were high (vs. low) in stress	.42	3.38	64	.001
	Low	Reported the same number of depressive symptoms whether they were high or low in stress	−.04	< 1	64	.81