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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2019 Dec;47(12):1875–1888. doi: 10.1007/s10802-019-00567-w

Table 3.

Vulnerability Multilevel Models of Depression Core Severity, Externalizing Dimensional, Internalizing Dimensional, and Global Functioning by FFM Dimensions

DV: Depression Core Severity Score DV: Externalizing Dimensional Score DV: Anxiety Dimensional Score DV: Global Functioning Score
Independent Variable Est. (SE) t p Est. (SE) t p Est. (SE) t p Est. (SE) t p
Extraversion
Intercept 2.74 (.11) 24.4 .00 5.45 (.31) 17.4 .00 .67 (.10) 6.8 .00 19.22 (1.27) 15.1 .00
Female gender −.19 (.16) −1.2 .24 −1.13 (.46) −2.5 .01 .13 (.14) .9 .39 −1.61 (1.88) −.9 .39
Mean Baseline age .49 (.11) 4.6 .00 .65 (.30) 2.2 .03 .05 (.10) .5 .59 1.29 (1.21) 1.1 .29
T1 Income-to-needs ratio −.07 (.07) −1.0 .33 .21 (.20) 1.0 .30 −.05 (.06) −.8 .46 .22 (.82) .3 .79
Baseline Externalizing severity .08 (.02) 4.4 .00 .56 (.05) 10.7 .00 −.00 (.02) −.2 .81 2.11 (.21) 10.0 .00
Baseline Depression severity .40 (.09) 4.6 .00 .33 (.25) 1.3 .19 .18 (.08) 2.3 .02 2.11 (.97) 2.2 .03
Baseline Anxiety severity .02 (.05) .4 .66 .18 (.14) 1.3 .19 .16 (.04) 3.8 .00 −.08 (.53) −.2 .88
Time −.11 (.04) −2.9 .00 −.75 (.10) −7.7 .00 −.12 (.03) −3.8 .00 .45 (.49) .9 .36
Extraversion (Vulnerability) .28 (.15) 1.9 .06 .36 (.42) .9 .39 .13 (.13) 1.0 .33 1.76 (1.70) 1.0 .30
Agreeableness
Intercept 2.71 (.11) 23.7 .00 5.35 (.32) 16.9 .00 .68 (.10) 6.8 .00 18.65 (1.28) 14.6 .00
Female gender −.13 (.17) −.8 .45 −.90 (.47) −1.9 .05 .11 (.15) .7 .47 −.42 (1.91) −.2 .83
Mean Baseline age .53 (.11) 4.8 .00 .78 (.30) 2.6 .01 .03 (.10) .3 .76 2.03 (1.24) 1.6 .10
T1 Income-to-needs ratio −.05 (.07) −.7 .47 .27 (.20) 1.4 .18 −.06 (.06) −1.0 .34 .58 (.82) .7 .48
Baseline Externalizing severity .08 (.02) 4.4 .00 .55 (.05) 10.7 .00 −.00 (.02) −.1 .92 2.06 (.21) 9.8 .00
Baseline Depression severity .40 (.09) 4.7 .00 .33 (.25) 1.3 .18 .18 (.08) 2.3 .02 2.15 (.96) 2.2 .03
Baseline Anxiety severity .02 (.05) .4 .67 .19 (.13) 1.4 .17 .16 (.04) 3.7 .00 −.03 (.52) −.1 .96
Time −.11 (.04) −2.8 .01 −.75 (.10) −7.7 .00 −.12 (.03) −3.8 .00 .46 (.49) .9 .35
Agreeableness (Vulnerability) −.40 (.24) −1.7 .09 −1.26 (.66) −1.9 .06 .16 (.21) .8 .44 −6.77 (2.67) −2.5 .01
Conscientiousness
Intercept 2.68 (.11) 23.5 .00 5.32 (.32) 16.7 .00 .67 (.10) 6.6 .00 18.50 (1.29) 14.4 .00
Female gender −.08 (.17) −.5 .65 −.85 (.47) −1.8 .08 .13 (.15) .9 .38 −.13 (1.94) −.1 .95
Mean Baseline age .57 (.11) 5.0 .00 .82 (.31) 2.7 .01 .05 (.10) .5 .61 2.29 (1.27) 1.8 .07
T1 Income-to-needs ratio −.01 (.08) −.2 .87 .35 (.21) 1.6 .11 −.05 (.07) −.7 .46 .92 (.86) 1.1 .29
Baseline Externalizing severity .08 (.02) 4.5 .00 .56 (.05) 10.8 .00 −.00 (.02) −.2 .88 2.09 (.21) 10.0 .00
Baseline Depression severity .40 (.09) 4.7 .00 .32 (.25) 1.3 .20 .18 (.08) 2.3 .02 2.14 (.96) 2.2 .03
Baseline Anxiety severity .02 (.05) .4 .68 .19 (.13) 1.4 .17 .16 (.04) 3.8 .00 −.06 (.52) −.1 .90
Time −.11 (.04) −2.9 .00 −.75 (.10) −7.8 .00 −.12 (.03) −3.8 .00 .44 (.49) .9 .37
Conscientiousness (Vulnerability) −.56 (.24) −2.4 .02 −1.28 (.66) −1.9 .05 −.01 (.21) −.1 .96 −6.72 (2.71) −2.5 .01
Neuroticism
Intercept 2.74 (.11) 24.0 .00 5.36 (.31) 17.0 .00 .69 (.10) 6.9 .00 18.92 (1.28) 14.8 .00
Female gender −.20 (.17) −1.2 .23 −.88 (.47) −1.9 .06 .08 (.15) .5 .59 −.84 (1.91) −.4 .66
Mean Baseline age .47 (.11) 4.4 .00 .65 (.29) 2.2 .03 .04 (.10) .4 .71 1.34 (1.20) 1.1 .27
T1 Income-to-needs ratio −.08 (.07) −1.0 .30 .16 (.20) .8 .42 −.04 (.06) −.7 .50 .02 (.81) .0 .98
Baseline Externalizing severity .09 (.02) 4.6 .00 .56 (.05) 10.8 .00 −.00 (.02) −.2 .83 2.12 (.21) 10.1 .00
Baseline Depression severity .40 (.09) 4.6 .00 .31 (.25) 1.2 .22 .18 (.08) 2.3 .02 2.08 (.97) 2.2 .03
Baseline Anxiety severity .02 (.05) .4 .71 .17 (.13) 1.3 .21 .16 (.04) 3.9 .00 −.13 (.53) −.3 .80
Time −.11 (.04) −2.8 .01 −.75 (.10) −7.7 .00 −.12 (.03) −3.9 .00 .47 (.49) 1.0 .34
Neuroticism (Vulnerability) −.10 (.30) −.3 .73 1.78 (.85) 2.1 .04 −.44 (.27) −1.6 .11 5.90 (3.42) 1.7 .09
Openness
Intercept 2.73 (.11) 24.3 .00 5.45 (.31) 17.3 .00 .67 (.10) 6.8 .00 19.20 (1.28) 15.1 .00
Female gender −.18 (.17) −1.1 .27 −1.12 (.46) −2.4 .02 .13 (.14) .9 .36 −1.56 (1.88) −.8 .41
Mean Baseline age .49 (.11) 4.6 .00 .65 (.30) 2.2 .03 .06 (.10) .6 .55 1.28 (1.21) 1.1 .29
T1 Income-to-needs ratio −.08 (.07) −1.2 .25 .19 (.20) 1.0 .34 −.05 (.06) −.9 .39 .15 (.82) .2 .86
Time .08 (.02) 4.6 .00 .56 (.05) 10.8 .00 −.00 (.02) −.2 .86 2.12 (.21) 10.1 .00
Baseline Externalizing severity .39 (.09) 4.5 .00 .32 (.25) 1.3 .20 .17 (.08) 2.2 .03 2.09 (.98) 2.1 .03
Baseline Depression severity .02 (.05) .4 .68 .18 (.14) 1.3 .19 .16 (.04) 3.8 .00 −.09 (.53) −.2 .86
Baseline Anxiety severity −.11 (.04) −2.9 .00 −.75 (.10) −7.7 .00 −.12 (.03) −3.8 .00 .46 (.49) .9 .35
Openness (Vulnerability) .38 (.25) 1.5 .13 .40 (.70) .6 .57 .22 (.22) 1.0 .33 1.81 (2.81) .6 .52

Note: Separate models were conducted for each FFM dimension and each symptom and functioning outcome variable.