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. 2017 Sep 27;74(5):842–852. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbx114

Table 2.

Two-level Growth Curve Models Predicting Depressive Symptoms

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5
Intercept (β0)
 Intercept (γ00) 0.76*** 1.03*** 1.03*** 1.02*** 1.02***
 Sexually abused (γ01) 0.06* 0.04 0.04 0.04
 Childhood adversities (γ02) 0.04*** 0.03*** 0.03***
 Education (γ03) −0.01 −0.01 −0.01 −0.01
 Father’s education (γ04) 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002
 Rural background (γ05) −0.04* −0.03* −0.03* −0.03*
 Birth year (γ06) 0.01*** 0.01*** 0.01** 0.01**
Agea1)
 Intercept (γ10) −0.003*** −0.004*** −0.004*** −0.004*** −0.004***
 Sexually abused (γ11) 0.004 0.004 0.004 0.003
Social support (β2)
 Intercept (γ20) −0.07*** −0.06***
 Sexually abused (γ21) −0.07*
Married (β3)
 Intercept (γ30) −0.08*** −0.08*** −0.08*** −0.08***
Good or excellent health (β4)
 Intercept (γ40) −0.22*** −0.22*** −0.22*** −0.22***
Household income (β5)
 Intercept (γ50) −0.0002*** −0.0002*** −0.0002*** −0.0002***
Variance components
 Level-1 variance (σ2) 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27 0.27
 Level-2 intercept variance (τ00) 0.29*** 0.27*** 0.27*** 0.27*** 0.27***
 Level-2 age slope variance (τ11) 0.01*** 0.01*** 0.01*** 0.01*** 0.01***

Note: aAge was mean-centered at age 60. Analyses were conducted using 20 imputed data sets.

*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.

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