Table 3.

Coefficients for the OLS Regression of Depressive Symptoms on Parent Residence Type and Motivations to Reside with Parents: Main and Interaction Effects (n = 471)

	Bivariate		Model 2		Model 3		Model 4
	β	SE	β	SE	β	SE	β	SE
Parent Residence Type
Returned to the parental home (Stayed in the parental home)	2.17**	0.77	1.58*	0.75	0.96	0.76	0.32	0.81
Prior depressive symptoms	0.53***	0.04	0.48***	0.04	0.46***	0.04	0.46***	0.04
Rationales to Reside with Parents
Enjoy living with parents	−4.36***	0.76			−2.37**	0.74	−2.24**	0.74
Employment problems	3.86***	1.08			1.25	0.97	−0.66	1.30
Controls
Parental closeness	−2.27***	0.51	−1.24**	0.46	−0.88†	0.47	−0.90†	0.47
Female	0.66	0.75	1.21†	0.66	1.32*	0.65	1.43*	0.65
Age	0.13	0.22	−0.09	0.21	−0.16	0.21	−0.14	0.21
Race (White)
Black	2.22*	0.94	0.83	0.88	0.71	0.87	0.82	0.87
Hispanic	1.14	1.27	0.73	1.14	0.51	1.13	0.51	1.13
Family structure (Two bio)
Single parent	1.68†	0.96	−0.40	0.88	−0.53	0.87	−0.43	0.87
Step-parent	2.93*	1.21	0.83	1.08	0.86	1.07	0.91	1.07
Other	2.31†	1.29	0.41	0.17	0.28	1.15	0.33	1.15
Mother’s education (HS)
Less than HS	2.55†	1.36	0.48	1.25	0.74	1.24	0.72	1.24
Some college	1.05	0.90	1.11	0.79	1.11	0.78	1.05	0.78
College or more	−1.28	1.00	−0.30	0.89	−0.17	0.88	−0.18	0.88
Gainfully active	−3.13***	0.87	−1.65†	0.84	−1.32	0.84	−1.37	0.84
Relationship Status ( Single)
Dating	−1.53*	0.77	−1.52*	0.68	−1.43*	0.67	−1.50	0.67
Cohabiting	0.32	2.04	−2.75	1.85	−2.98	1.83	−2.99	1.82
Married	0.56	3.11	−2.59	2.85	−3.31	2.86	−3.07	2.85
Children	1.84	1.15	0.85	1.14	0.78	1.13	0.85	1.13
Employment problems x Returned to the parental home							4.12*	1.88
R2			.30		.32		.33

^†p < .01;

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01;

^***p < .001