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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019 May;47(5):895–905. doi: 10.1007/s10802-018-0483-x

Table 2.

Longitudinal Prediction of Depressive Symptoms by Interpersonal Stress Severity, Change in Positive Affect, and Cortisol Reactivity

Time 2 Depressive Symptoms (MFQ)

Step Statistics Final Statistics

Predictors ΔR2 b (se b) b (se b)
Step 1 20***
    Time 1 MFQ .39 (.06)*** .28 (.06)***
Step 2 .08*
    Mean Interpersonal Stress .26 (.09)** .22 (.08)**
    Baseline Positive Affect .00 (.00) .00 (.00)
    Δ Positive Affect .00 (.00) .00 (.00)
    Baseline Cortisol .12 (.11) .14 (.11)
    Δ Cortisol .14 (.11) .19 (.10)
    Corticosteroid Use .00 (.09) −.01 (.09)
    Psychotropic Medication Use .03 (.04) .05 (.04)
Step 3 .03
    Δ Positive Affect × Mean Interpersonal Stress −.01 (.00)* −.01 (.00)**
    Δ Cortisol × A Positive Affect −.01 (.00) −.01 (.00)
    Δ Cortisol × Mean Interpersonal Stress −.12 (.34) −.39 (.38)
Step 4 .02*
    Δ Cortisol × Δ Positive Affect × Mean Interpersonal Stress −.03 (.01)*
Total R2 .32*
*

p < .05;

**

p < .01;

***

p < .001;

MFQ = Depressive Symptoms