Table 2.
Significance of individual predictors in final regression model.
| Standardised Beta (β) | |
|---|---|
| (Female) vs. Male | −.12** |
| Age | −.10* |
| Education Level | |
| (Undergraduate) vs. None | .06 |
| (Undergraduate) vs. High school | .05 |
| (Undergraduate) vs. Postgraduate degree | −.04 |
| (Undergraduate) vs. Other certificate | .0 |
| (Not Working) vs. Working | −.18* |
| Employment Status | |
| (Unemployed) vs. Full time employed | −.02 |
| (Unemployed) vs. Part time employed or student | −.04 |
| (Unemployed) vs. Disabled | −.01 |
| (Unemployed) vs. At home parent | −.05 |
| (Unemployed) vs. Retired | −.08 |
| Civil Status | |
| (Married) vs. Divorced | −.01 |
| (Married) vs. Have a partner | .13** |
| (Married) vs. Other | .04 |
| (Married) vs. Separated | .05 |
| (Married) vs. Single | .15** |
| Number of Dependents | |
| (None) vs. 1-2 | .04 |
| (None) vs. 3+ | .06 |
| (No previous depression diagnosis): Previous diagnosis | .18*** |
| (Experienced recent loss) vs. No recent loss | .07+ |
| (Knew suicide completer) vs. Did not know completer | −.01 |
| (Family history of depression) vs. No family history | .05 |
| Frequency of Alcohol Consumption | |
| (Never or infrequently) vs. Once or twice per week | −.04 |
| (Never or infrequently) vs. 3+ times per week | .04 |
| Annual Income | |
| (<€11k) vs. €11-22k | .02 |
| (<€11k) vs. €22-44k | −.03 |
| (<€11k) vs. €44k+ | −.07 |
| Recent Life Stresses | |
| (None) vs. Family | .13** |
| (None) vs. Financial | .04 |
| (None) vs. Work | .16*** |
| (None) vs. Partner | .09* |
| (None) vs. Other | .1* |
Note: Dummy/reference variables are in brackets. If β is + the comparison variable is associated with a higher BDI score, if β is -, the dummy variable is associated with a higher BDI score.
+ p = .052,
*
p < .05,
**
p < .01,
***
p < .001