Table 3.
Linear regression models examining gender differences in the predictors of the three Interpersonal-Psychological Theory constructs (n male = 491,n female = 676)
| Perceived burdensomeness | Thwarted belongingness | Acquired capability | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males | Females | Males | Females | Males | Females | |||||||
| Estimate | P | Estimate | P | Estimate | P | Estimate | P | Estimate | P | Estimate | P | |
| (Constant) | 2.304 | .001 | 1.777 | .009 | 3.430 | .006 | 5.335 | <.001 | 2.753 | .008 | 0.084 | .927 |
| Age | 0.000 | .999 | 0.013 | .396 | 0.008 | .772 | 0.002 | 0.921 | −0.022 | .359 | 0.001 | .961 |
| Years of education (wave 1) | −0.019 | .288 | −0.004 | .798 | −0.034 | .283 | −0.020 | 0.360 | 0.018 | .506 | 0.033 | .122 |
| Marital status | ||||||||||||
| Married (reference) | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | −0.115 | .306 | 0.117 | .186 | 0.315 | .110 | −0.115 | .332 | −0.055 | .740 | 0.138 | .243 |
| Single, never married | −0.042 | .425 | 0.026 | .604 | 0.262 | .004 | 0.146 | .028 | −0.032 | .676 | 0.186 | .005 |
| Burdensomeness | 0.570 | <.001 | 0.435 | <.001 | 0.059 | .389 | 0.064 | .224 | ||||
| Belongingness | 0.185 | <.001 | 0.242 | <.001 | −0.021 | .590 | 0.029 | .454 | ||||
| Acquired capability | 0.027 | .389 | 0.036 | .224 | −0.030 | .590 | 0.029 | .454 | ||||
| Number of life events | 0.040 | .020 | −0.006 | .738 | −0.010 | .744 | −0.009 | .714 | 0.053 | .035 | 0.045 | .064 |
| Number of life traumas | −0.002 | .916 | −0.001 | .974 | −0.021 | .463 | 0.009 | .726 | 0.093 | <.001 | 0.108 | <.001 |
| Positive support from friends | 0.056 | .014 | 0.011 | .668 | −0.266 | <.001 | −0.313 | <.001 | −0.010 | .764 | 0.019 | .576 |
| Negative interactions from friends | −0.011 | .479 | −0.035 | .029 | 0.083 | .003 | 0.040 | .064 | 0.051 | .030 | 0.053 | .013 |
| Positive support from family | −0.041 | .091 | −0.014 | .559 | −0.222 | <.001 | −0.148 | <.001 | −0.114 | <.001 | 0.002 | .950 |
| Negative interactions from family | 0.011 | .435 | 0.030 | .019 | 0.072 | .003 | −0.030 | .077 | −0.043 | .036 | 0.007 | .688 |
| Ruminative style | 0.013 | .022 | 0.008 | .123 | 0.001 | .931 | 0.012 | .077 | 0.002 | .771 | −0.005 | .433 |
| Mastery | −0.020 | .012 | −0.016 | .053 | −0.019 | .180 | −0.045 | <.001 | 0.031 | .009 | 0.024 | .029 |
| EPQ neuroticism (wave 1) | 0.002 | .831 | 0.009 | .272 | 0.011 | .485 | 0.016 | .154 | −0.034 | .009 | −0.027 | .017 |
| EPQ extroversion (wave 1) | −0.014 | .062 | −0.001 | .914 | −0.002 | .887 | −0.002 | .826 | 0.019 | .098 | 0.005 | .627 |
| EPQ psychoticism (wave 1) | 0.005 | .724 | −0.002 | .910 | 0.038 | .107 | 0.026 | .161 | 0.088 | <.001 | 0.048 | .010 |
| SF12 physical | −0.003 | .464 | −0.007 | .029 | 0.016 | .017 | −0.001 | .869 | −0.006 | .296 | 0.003 | .471 |
| SF12 mental | −0.012 | .00 | −0.015 | <.001 | −0.009 | .170 | −0.014 | .003 | 0.005 | .331 | 0.010 | .031 |
| PHQ generalised anxiety | −0.382 | .006 | −0.234 | .017 | 0.264 | .285 | 0.101 | .440 | 0.194 | .347 | −0.145 | .267 |
| PHQ major depression | 1.095 | <.001 | 1.121 | <.001 | 0.003 | .991 | 0.105 | .554 | 0.250 | .291 | 0.008 | .966 |
| Past ideation (waves 1-3) | 0.103 | .139 | 0.043 | .509 | 0.065 | .597 | 0.017 | .850 | 0.242 | .018 | 0.154 | .080 |
| Past attempt (waves 1-3) | 0.283 | .193 | 0.234 | .133 | −0.233 | .542 | −0.192 | .358 | 0.240 | .451 | 0.044 | .831 |
Note: bold values indicate P < .01; SF-12: Short Form-12; PHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire; GAD: Generalized Anxiety Disorder.