Table 3.
Ordinary least squares regressions of current depressive symptoms (log transformed) on internalized gay ageism among gay-identified men aged 48–78 years in 2012/2013 (n = 312).
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | Model 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressor | |||||
| Internalized gay ageism (1–4) | 0.91 (0.11)*** | 0.68 (0.12)*** | 0.63 (0.12)*** | 0.31 (0.10)** | 0.21 (0.10)* |
| Ageism (0–7) | 0.09 (0.03)** | 0.09 (0.03)** | 0.06 (0.03)* | 0.05 (0.03) | |
| Internalized homophobia (0–4) | 0.22 (0.08)** | 0.18 (0.07)* | 0.16 (0.06)* | 0.11 (0.06) | |
| Stress Mediator | |||||
| Mattering (1–4) | −0.34 (0.08)*** | ||||
| Background Characteristics | |||||
| Born before baby boom | −0.14 (0.14) | −0.19 (0.12) | −0.18 (0.11) | ||
| Non-Hispanic White | −0.26 (0.19) | −0.16 (0.16) | −0.13 (0.15) | ||
| ≥4 years of college | −0.25 (0.11)* | −0.17 (0.09) | −0.12 (0.09) | ||
| Employed full time | −0.39 (0.11)*** | −0.24 (0.09)** | −0.20 (0.09)* | ||
| HIV-positive at baseline a | 0.02 (0.14) | 0.04 (0.12) | 0.04 (0.12) | ||
| HIV-positive converted after baseline a | 0.09 (0.17) | 0.06 (0.14) | 0.06 (0.14) | ||
| Self-rated excellent health | −0.61 (0.17)*** | −0.40 (0.11)*** | −0.34 (0.11)** | ||
| Same-sex married b | −0.28 (0.17) | −0.03 (0.14) | 0.05 (0.14) | ||
| Same-sex domestic partner b | 0.08 (0.18) | 0.06 (0.14) | 0.11 (0.14) | ||
| Same-sex committed relationship b | −0.07 (0.12) | −0.02 (0.11) | 0.05 (0.10) | ||
| Other relationship status b | 0.07 (0.21) | 0.24 (0.18) | 0.26 (0.17) | ||
| Grew up in Southern California | 0.17 (0.12) | 0.07 (0.10) | 0.06 (0.10) | ||
| Currently lives in Southern California | 0.02 (0.13) | −0.04 (0.11) | −0.05 (0.10) | ||
| Methodological Controls | |||||
| UCLA Original Cohort | −0.07 (0.17) | 0.08 (0.14) | 0.12 (0.14) | ||
| Temporarily censored | 0.23 (0.13) | 0 16 (0.11) | 0.13 (0.10) | ||
| Depressive Symptom Trajectories c | |||||
| Chiefly asymptomatic (Group 1) | −0.33 (0.17)* | −0.30 (0.17) | |||
| Accelerating increase (Group 3) | 0.55 (0.14)*** | 0.55 (0.13)*** | |||
| Consistently high (Group 4) | 0.83 (0.13)*** | 0.85 (0.12)*** | |||
| High and worsening (Group 5) | 1.40 (0.15)*** | 1.35 (0.15)*** | |||
| Constant | 0.04 (0.26) | 0.33 (0.26) | 1.13 (0.37)** | 0.96 (0.33)** | 2.16 (0.42)*** |
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| R2 | 0.18 | 0.23 | 0.36 | 0.55 | 0.58 |
| F | 67.35*** | 30.42*** | 9.30*** | 16.07*** | 17.24*** |
| Degrees of freedom | (1,310) | (3,308) | (18,293) | (22,289) | (23,288) |
| Wald test (compared to previous Model) | 10.00*** | 4.15*** | 29.96*** | 3.55* | |
| Degrees of freedom | (2,308) | (15,293) | (4,289) | (2,288) | |
Note. Regression coefficients (b) are unstandardized; SE=Standard error.
*
p ≤ 0.05;
**
p < 0.01;
***
p < 0.001.
a
Reference group = HIV-negative since baseline in 1984/1985.
b
Reference group = Single.
c
Reference group = Decelerating decrease (Group 2).