TABLE 3.
Associations Between Maternal Depression Trajectory Group and Health Risk Behavior Factor 1–5 Scores
Outcome | Mild Maternal Depressive Symptoms (Trajectory Group 2) | Maternal Depressive Symptoms During Adolescence (Trajectory Group 3) | Maternal Depressive Symptoms During Midchildhood (Trajectory Group 4) | Recurrent Maternal Depressive Symptoms (Trajectory Group 5) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Common substance (Factor 1) scores, (95% CI) | Crude | 0.02 (−0.16 to 0.20) | 0.19 (−0.16 to 0.57) | 0.48** (0.17 to 0.80) | 0.16 (−0.42 to 0.74) |
Regressiona | |||||
Adjustedb | −0.002 (−0.21 to 0.20) | 0.14 (−0.30 to 0.57) | 0.44** (0.14 to 0.75) | 0.04 (−0.57 to 0.65) | |
Regression | |||||
Nonviolent delinquent (Factor 2) scores, (95% CI) | Crude | 0.16 (−0.04 to 0.36) | 0.24 (−0.08 to 0.56) | 0.45* (0.08 to 0.82) | 1.05* (0.22 to 1.89) |
Adjusteda | 0.12 (−0.09 to 0.33) | 0.26 (−0.10 to 0.62) | 0.41* (0.03 to 0.79) | 1.01* (0.20 to 1.81) | |
Illicit substance (Factor 3) scores, (95% CI) | Crude | 0.09 (−0.07 to 0.25) | 0.17 (−0.10 to 0.46) | 0.49* (−0.01 to 0.99) | 0.15 (−0.24 to 0.54) |
Adjusteda | 0.07 (−0.10 to 0.24) | 0.10 (−0.21 to 0.40) | 0.45 (−0.09 to 0.99) | 0.06 (−0.34 to 0.47) | |
Violent delinquent (Factor 4) scores, (95% CI) | Crude | 0.24 (−0.01 to 0.48) | −0.04 (−0.29 to 0.21) | 0.64* (0.16 to 1.13) | 0.48 (−0.14 to 1.09) |
Adjusteda | 0.22 (−0.06 to 0.49) | −0.001 (−0.25 to 0.25) | 0.55* (0.09 to 1.00) | 0.44 (−0.13 to 1.01) | |
Sexual assault (Factor 5) scores, (95% CI) | Crude | 0.12 (−0.01 to 0.25) | 0.07 (−0.15 to 0.28) | −0.014 (−0.39 to 0.36) | −0.003 (−0.30 to 0.29) |
Adjusteda | 0.10 (−0.05 to 0.24) | 0.03 (−0.21 to 0.26) | −0.05 (−0.45 to 0.34) | −0.04 (−0.37 to 0.29) |
P < .05. **P < .005.
Results from multiple linear regression models with 5 factor scores as dependent variables, respectively, and regression coefficients indicate the average differences in the scores between trajectory groups 2, 3, 4, and 5 and group 1.
Adjusted for gender, SES, and cohort.