TABLE 4.
Multiple regression analysis with moderating effects of maternal support, paternal support, and gender on the relationship between cognitive empathy (linear and quadratic) and depression.
| B | SE B | β | P | |
| Intercept | 7.926 | 0.358 | ||
| Gender | -1.304 | 0.497 | -0.159 | 0.009 |
| Linear CE | 0.198 | 0.083 | 0.178 | 0.018 |
| Quadratic CE | 0.001 | 0.018 | 0.003 | 0.966 |
| M_SUP | -0.470 | 0.118 | -0.382 | 0.0001 |
| P_SUP | -0.224 | 0.092 | -0.207 | 0.015 |
| Linear CE X gender | –0.126 | 0.114 | –0.084 | 0.269 |
| Quadratic CE X gender | –0.004 | 0.025 | –0.014 | 0.870 |
| M_SUP X gender | 0.477 | 0.167 | 0.284 | 0.004 |
| P_SUP X gender | –0.109 | 0.145 | –0.068 | 0.452 |
| Linear CE X M_SUP | 0.002 | 0.025 | 0.007 | 0.934 |
| Linear CE X P_SUP | -0.054 | 0.025 | -0.174 | 0.034 |
| Quadratic CE X M_SUP | 0.011 | 0.005 | 0.234 | 0.042 |
| Quadratic CE X P_SUP | –0.004 | 0.005 | –0.083 | 0.362 |
| Linear CE X M_SUP X gender | 0.028 | 0.040 | 0.068 | 0.488 |
| Linear CE X P_SUP X gender | –0.014 | 0.039 | –0.032 | 0.713 |
| Quadratic CE X M_SUP X gender | –0.012 | 0.007 | –0.215 | 0.085 |
| Quadratic CE X P_SUP X gender | 0.005 | 0.007 | 0.064 | 0.490 |
CE, Cognitive Empathy; M_SUP, Maternal Support; P_SUP, Paternal Support.Full model: R2 = 0.21; F(17, 368) = 5.89, p < 0.001; Model with only the linear term of gender, cognitive empathy, maternal and paternal support variables) R2 = 0.16; F(4, 381) = 18.210, p < 0.001; statistically significant betas (p < 0.05).