Table 2.
GEE Estimates Representing the Influence of Feeling Loved and Love for Others on Changes in Depressive Symptoms
| Feeling loved | Love for others | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Estimates (SE), n = 299 | Estimates (SE), n = 299 | Estimates (SE), n = 299 | Estimates (SE), n = 299 | |
| Intercept 3 | 1.60* (0.77) | 3.79** (1.10) | 1.88* (0.91) | 4.06** (1.22) |
| Intercept 2 | 4.43*** (0.82) | 6.68*** (1.17) | 4.67*** (0.95) | 6.92*** (1.28) |
| Love | −0.77*** (0.13) | −0.67*** (0.13) | −0.78*** (0.17) | −0.66*** (0.16) |
| Age | −0.004 (0.01) | −0.005 (0.01) | −0.005 (0.01) | −0.006 (0.01) |
| Gender | 0.61** (0.22) | 0.75** (0.22) | 0.63** (0.21) | 0.77** (0.22) |
| Marital status | −0.08 (0.23) | −0.01 (0.23) | −0.14 (0.23) | −0.06 (0.23) |
| Racea | ||||
| Black | −0.31 (0.32) | −0.16 (0.33) | −0.24 (0.32) | −0.10 (0.32) |
| Cuban Latinx | 0.17 (0.25) | 0.40 (0.29) | 0.27 (0.24) | 0.49 (0.29) |
| Education | −0.44** (0.15) | −0.38* (0.15) | −0.51** (0.15) | −0.44** (0.15) |
| Living child | −0.18 (0.28) | −0.01 (0.28) | −0.21 (0.28) | −0.04 (0.28) |
| Disability | 0.09*** (0.02) | 0.09*** (0.02) | 0.09*** (0.02) | 0.09*** (0.02) |
| Altruistic attitudes | −0.07 (0.04) | −0.07 (0.04) | ||
| Emotional support | −0.09* (0.04) | −0.09* (0.04) | ||
| QIC | 1714.45 | 1697.73 | 1723.70 | 1704.31 |
Notes: GEE = generalized estimating equation; QIC = quasi-likelihood under the independence model criterion.
aReference = White.
*p < .05. **p < .01. ***p < .001.