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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Matern Child Health J. 2016 Oct;20(10):2019–2029. doi: 10.1007/s10995-016-2027-8

Table 2.

Unadjusted and adjusted associations between maternal distress, SES ladder scores and community ladder scores (n=162).a

SES LADDER COMMUNITY LADDER
Depressive Symptoms b
β(SE)
Anxietyc
β(SE)
Social Support d
β(SE)
Depressive Symptoms b
β(SE)
Anxiety c
β(SE)
Social Support d
β(SE)
MODEL 1: UNADJUSTED MODEL 1: UNADJUSTED
SES Ladder −1.75(0.56)** −1.50(0.43)** 0.80(0.37)* Community Ladder −1.50(0.65)* −2.00(0.75)** 1.33(0.31)***
R2 0.06 0.08 0.03 R2 0.04 0.05 0.08
MODEL 2: ADJUSTED MODEL 2: ADJUSTED
SES Ladder −0.53(0.47) −0.61(0.59) 1.17(0.52)* Community Ladder −1.34(0.52)* −1.13(0.63) 1.34(0.33)***
Maternal Education Maternal Education
 <HS/HS/GED Reference Reference Reference  <HS/HS/GED Reference Reference Reference
 Some College/2yr Degree −3.35(3.55) 0.94(2.81) −0.17(2.70)  Some College/2yr Degree −1.26(3.52) 1.51(2.59) −2.07(2.27)
 4yr Degree −10.25(4.23)* −13.10(3.90)** 1.63(2.60)  4yr Degree −10.89(3.79)** −11.29(3.31)** 2.00(1.84)
 Masters −11.31(4.10)** −13.55(4.97)** 2.26(2.44)  Masters −10.56(4.00)** −9.85(4.91)* 1.01(1.83)
 Doctoral/Professional −10.66(4.26)* −13.16(5.05)* 0.86(2.78)  Doctoral/Professional −9.98(3.79)** −11.58(4.23)** −0.52(2.14)
Number of Children in Home 1.83(0.92)* 1.00(0.91) −0.97(0.73) Number of Children in Home 1.39(0.86) 0.92(0.84) −0.62(0.59)
Maternal Age −0.03(0.20) −0.06(0.23) −0.20(0.12) Maternal Age 0.05(0.19) −0.12(0.21) −0.10(0.10)
Maternal Race Maternal Race
 White Reference Reference Reference  White Reference Reference Reference
 Black/African-American −2.22(2.61) −7.35(2.69)** 1.69(1.70)  Black/African-American −0.55(2.51) −5.48(2.60) −2.31(4.13)
 Other 2.75(6.07) 3.81(6.05) −1.26(3.69)  Other 4.33(6.53) −0.12(0.21) −0.10(0.10)
R2 0.18 0.17 0.07 R2 0.21 0.18 0.11
a

Regression coefficient (bootstrapped standard error).

*

p<.05;

**

p<.01;

***

p<.001

b

Measured by the CESD (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale)

c

Measured by the STAI (State-Trait Anxiety Index); n=161

d

Measured by the FSSQ (Functional Social Support Questionnaire)