Table 2.
Ordinary least square regressions of age on positive and negative mental health.
| Germany (n = 1,031) |
Russia (n = 2,485) |
U.S. (n = 2,787) |
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| β | SE | t | p | β | SE | t | p | β | SE | t | p | |
| PMH | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | −.01 | .40 | −0.58 | .556 | −.06 | .21 | −3.31 | .001 | .02 | .19 | 1.11 | .265 |
| Educ | .09 | .24 | 3.13 | .002 | .02 | .14 | 1.24 | .214 | .01 | .07 | 0.98 | .327 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | .12 | .01 | 3.98 | .000 | −.19 | .00 | −9.53 | .000 | .07 | .00 | 3.85 | .000 |
| Age2 | .15 | .00 | 5.19 | .000 | .02 | .00 | 1.20 | .228 | .02 | .00 | 1.27 | .202 |
| Res | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | .02 | .80 | 0.87 | .385 | .03 | .41 | 1.48 | .139 | .11 | .42 | 6.09 | .000 |
| Educ | .08 | .48 | 2.69 | .007 | .03 | .27 | 1.95 | .050 | .04 | .17 | 2.09 | .037 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | .16 | .02 | 5.07 | .000 | −.03 | .01 | −1.69 | .091 | .05 | .01 | 2.59 | .009 |
| Age2 | .09 | .00 | 3.12 | .002 | −.02 | .00 | −1.25 | .210 | −.04 | .00 | −2.32 | .020 |
| Soc Sup | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | .11 | .83 | 3.65 | .000 | .06 | .38 | 3.19 | .001 | .15 | .45 | 8.47 | .000 |
| Educ | .10 | .50 | 3.33 | .001 | .00 | .25 | 0.41 | .681 | .05 | .18 | 2.99 | .003 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | .09 | .02 | 3.11 | .002 | −.08 | .01 | −4.26 | .000 | .01 | .01 | 0.75 | .452 |
| Age2 | .15 | .00 | 5.11 | .000 | −.02 | .00 | −1.14 | .252 | −.03 | .00 | −1.98 | .047 |
| NMH | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | .02 | .02 | 0.81 | .416 | .12 | .44 | 6.36 | .000 | −.05 | .49 | −3.08 | .002 |
| Educ | −.16 | −.16 | −5.34 | .000 | −.11 | .29 | −5.86 | .000 | −.11 | .20 | −6.23 | .000 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | −.18 | −.18 | −5.86 | .000 | .06 | .01 | 3.36 | .001 | .03 | .01 | 1.62 | .105 |
| Age2 | −.07 | −.07 | −2.45 | .014 | .00 | .00 | 0.34 | .732 | .02 | .00 | 1.10 | .267 |
| Dep | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | .00 | .31 | 0.14 | .887 | .06 | .15 | 3.45 | .001 | −.07 | .18 | −3.93 | .000 |
| Educ | −.15 | .19 | −4.87 | .000 | −.14 | .09 | −5.70 | .000 | −.12 | .07 | −6.78 | .000 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | −.15 | .01 | −4.88 | .000 | .04 | .00 | 2.31 | .021 | .06 | .00 | 3.29 | .001 |
| Age2 | −.07 | .00 | −2.56 | .010 | −.00 | .00 | −0.35 | .724 | .02 | .00 | 1.47 | .141 |
| Anx | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | .01 | .24 | 0.49 | .623 | .14 | .14 | 7.26 | .000 | −.05 | .17 | −3.00 | .003 |
| Educ | −.21 | .14 | −6.96 | .000 | −.14 | .09 | −7.36 | .000 | −.11 | .07 | −5.90 | .000 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | −.14 | .00 | −4.54 | .000 | .12 | .00 | 6.04 | .000 | .03 | .00 | 1.74 | .081 |
| Age2 | −.03 | .00 | −1.28 | .198 | .05 | .00 | 2.70 | .007 | .04 | .00 | 2.19 | .028 |
| Str | ||||||||||||
| Model 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sex | .05 | .29 | 1.63 | .103 | .13 | .18 | 6.70 | .000 | −.03 | .18 | −1.59 | .111 |
| Educ | −.10 | .17 | −3.39 | .001 | −.07 | .12 | −3.51 | .000 | −.08 | .07 | −4.54 | .000 |
| Model 2 | ||||||||||||
| Age | −.21 | .01 | −6.73 | .000 | .02 | .00 | 1.37 | .168 | −.01 | .00 | −0.54 | .584 |
| Age2 | −.08 | .00 | −2.74 | .006 | −.02 | .00 | −1.04 | .295 | −.01 | .00 | −0.52 | .598 |
Note. Sex (1 = males, 2 = females); Educ = education level; Age2 = age squared; PMH = positive mental health; Res = resilience; Soc Sup = social support; NMH = negative mental health; Dep = depression; Anx = anxiety; Str = stress.