Table 3.
Association Between the Frequency of Victimization in Early Adolescence and the Prevalence of the Depressive Phenotype During Adulthood, Stratified by Stress Level During the Last Year
| Victimization in early adolescence | Experienced stress during the last year |
p Value for interaction | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n = 816) |
Yes (n = 322) |
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| PR (95% CI) | p | PR (95% CI) | p | ||
| Verbally insulted | |||||
| Never | Ref | Ref | 0.15 | ||
| <1 time/month | 1.20 (0.74–1.95) | 0.449 | 1.04 (0.77–1.42) | 0.785 | |
| ≥1 time/month | 1.68 (1.09–2.59) | 0.018 | 0.96 (0.73–1.27) | 0.789 | |
| Threatened by physical violence | |||||
| Never | Ref | Ref | 0.04 | ||
| <1 time/month | 1.32 (0.90–1.93) | 0.161 | 1.02 (0.81–1.30) | 0.843 | |
| ≥1 time/month | 2.11 (1.40–3.17) | <0.001 | 1.12 (0.87–1.44) | 0.376 | |
| Had an object thrown at him | |||||
| Never | Ref | Ref | 0.11 | ||
| <1 time/month | 1.52 (1.06–2.19) | 0.024 | 1.06 (0.85–1.33) | 0.602 | |
| ≥1 time/month | 2.24 (1.24–4.03) | 0.007 | 1.19 (0.91–1.57) | 0.211 | |
| Punched, kicked, or beaten | |||||
| Never | Ref | Ref | 0.22 | ||
| <1 time/month | 1.32 (0.92–1.89) | 0.125 | 1.18 (0.95–1.46) | 0.138 | |
| ≥1 time/month | 1.98 (1.22–3.22) | 0.006 | 1.14 (0.85–1.53) | 0.37 | |
All models were adjusted for age at first CES-D assessment used in the depressive phenotype, race/ethnicity, parental education level, cohort, and MACS study site.