Table 3.
Coefficients from Ordinary Least Squares Regression of Depressive Symptoms in 2012 on Adult Child Coresidential Transitions, 2008 to 2010 (N = 11,277).
| Variable (reference) | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depressive symptoms 2008 | .540***
(.008) |
.468***
(.012) |
.468***
(.012) |
| Adult child coresidential transitions (no coresidential adult children) | |||
| Stably coresidential adult child | .103*
(.044) |
.026 (.045) |
−.191 (.099) |
| Exit of coresidential adult child | −.108 (.063) |
−.090 (.063) |
−.071 (.187) |
| New coresidential adult child | .285***
(.084) |
.179*
(.082) |
−.299 (.185) |
| Functional limitations 2008 | .282***
(.031) |
.281***
(.032) |
|
| Female | .065*
(.031) |
.065*
(.031) |
|
| Age 2010 | −.005*
(.002) |
−.005*
(.002) |
|
| U.S. census region (Northeast) | |||
| Midwest | −.078 (.050) |
−.137*
(.057) |
|
| South | .045 (.048) |
−.001 (.055) |
|
| West | .063 (.055) |
.014 (.062) |
|
| Race-ethnicity (white) | |||
| African American | −.014 (.049) |
−.014 (.049) |
|
| Hispanic | −.017 (.069) |
−.020 (.070) |
|
| Other | .110 (.103) |
.098 (.103) |
|
| Years of education | −.038***
(.006) |
−.038***
(.006) |
|
| Household income quartile 2010 | −.099***
(.019) |
−.099***
(.019) |
|
| Employed 2010 | −.207***
(.037) |
−.207***
(.037) |
|
| Marital status 2010 (married) | |||
| Separated/divorced | .186***
(.058) |
.189***
(.059) |
|
| Widowed | .067 (.048) |
.070 (.048) |
|
| Never married | −.206 (.139) |
−.202 (.139) |
|
| Number of adult children | −.009 (.008) |
−.009 (.008) |
|
| Stably coresidential child × Midwest | .235 (.132) |
||
| Stably coresidential child × South | .231 (.120) |
||
| Stably coresidential child × West | .345*
(.144) |
||
| Exit of coresidential child × Midwest | −.101 (.218) |
||
| Exit of coresidential child × South | −.151 (.211) |
||
| Exit of coresidential child × West | −.415 (.232) |
||
| New coresidential child × Midwest | .708** (.263) |
||
| New coresidential child × South | .481*
(.223) |
||
| New coresidential child × West | .496*
(.250) |
||
| R 2 | .286 | .314 | .315 |
Note: Standard errors in parentheses.
*
p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001.