Table 4.
Multiple linear regression analyses of depressive symptoms (PHQ-9) for female and male migrants of Turkish origin.
| Independent variables | Females (EV=8.9%) | Males (EV=17.2%) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regression coefficient(95% CI) | Standard error | Beta | T | p | Regression coefficient(95% CI) | Standard error | Beta | T | p | |
| Constant | 3.789 (-1.910, 9.487) | 2.885 | 1.313 | 0.191 | 7.173 (-0.434 – 14.780) | 3.838 | 1.869 | 0.064 | ||
| Acculturation group | ||||||||||
| Integration | Ref. | Ref. | ||||||||
| Assimilation | 1.225 (-1.629, 4.079) | 1.445 | 0.087 | 0.848 | 0.398 | 0.417 (-2.761, 3.595) | 1.604 | 0.028 | 0.260 | 0.795 |
| Separation | 4.424 (1.680, 7.168) | 1.389 | 0.314 | 3.185 | 0.002 | 4.008 (0.704, 7.312) | 1.667 | 0.270 | 2.404 | 0.018 |
| Marginalization | 2.690 (-0.239, 5.618) | 1.483 | 0.174 | 1.814 | 0.072 | 2.570 (-0.763, 5.903) | 1.682 | 0.162 | 1.528 | 0.129 |
| Age | -0.015 (-0.116, 0.086) | 0.051 | -0.026 | -0.295 | 0.768 | -0.061 (-0.174, 0.052) | 0.057 | -0.110 | -1.066 | 0.289 |
| Partnership | 2.558 (0.256, 4.859) | 1.165 | 0.168 | 2.195 | 0.030 | 2.458 (-1.051, 5.968) | 1.771 | 0.122 | 1.388 | 0.168 |
| Education | -2.280 (-4.537, -0.022) | 1.143 | -0.164 | -1.995 | 0.048 | 0.010 (-2.375, 2.395) | 1.203 | 0.001 | 0.009 | 0.993 |
| Employment status | -0.761 (-3.086, 1.565) | 1.177 | -0.052 | -0.646 | 0.519 | -3.317 (-5.710, -0.924) | 1.207 | -0.255 | -2.748 | 0.007 |
| Generation of migration | -2.922 (-5.926, 0.081) | 1.521 | -0.177 | -1.922 | 0.056 | -2.401 (-6.447, 1.645) | 2.041 | -0.140 | -1.176 | 0.242 |
| German language proficiency | 1.718 (-0.663, 4,100) | 1.206 | 0.133 | 1.425 | 0.156 | -0.716 (-3.651, 2.219) | 1.481 | -0.055 | -0.484 | 0.630 |
EV, explanation of variance; Ref., Reference; Partnership: (yes vs. no); Education: dichotomized: below secondary/vocational education vs. secondary/vocational education; Employment status: dichotomized: unemployed/jobseeking/pensioner/other vs. employed; Generation of migration: first vs. second; German language proficiency: dichotomized: bad/little/moderate vs. good/very good/German as mother tongue; significant predictors are marked in bold.