Table 4:
Ordinary Least Square Regression Analyses: Influence of Late-Adolescent Depressive Symptoms on Depressive Symptoms in Early-Adulthood: Sexual Identity and Self-Identified Disordered Eating Behavior
| Depressive Symptoms in Early-Adulthood | (1) | (2) | (3) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary Independent Variables | |||
| Sexual Identitya,b | |||
| Mostly Heterosexual | 0.535*** | 0.480* | 0.530*** |
| (0.156) | (0.245) | (0.156) | |
| Bisexual | 0.471 | −1.437*** | 0.447 |
| (0.305) | (0.493) | (0.302) | |
| Gay/Lesbian | −0.293 | 0.091 | −0.289 |
| (0.285) | (0.435) | (0.287) | |
| Disordered Eating Behavior (DEB) b | 1.552*** | 0.488*** | −0.044 |
| (0.113) | (0.104) | (0.164) | |
| Depressive Symptoms in Late-Adolescence b | 0.329*** | 0.322*** | 0.307*** |
| (0.011) | (0.012) | (0.012) | |
| Genderc | 0.574*** | 0.578*** | 0.574*** |
| (0.071) | (0.071) | (0.071) | |
| Interaction Terms | |||
| Depressive Symptoms b x Mostly Heterosexual | 0.011 | ||
| (0.036) | |||
| Depressive Symptoms b x Bisexual | 0.294*** | ||
| (0.074) | |||
| Depressive Symptoms b x Gay/Lesbian | −0.066 | ||
| (0.075) | |||
| Depressive Symptoms b x DEB b | 0.094*** | ||
| (0.027) | |||
| Covariates | |||
| Social Support Scalec | −0.072*** | −0.072*** | −0.072*** |
| (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.009) | |
| Mother’s Educationc | −0.096*** | −0.096*** | −0.098*** |
| (0.029) | (0.029) | (0.029) | |
| Race/Ethnicityc,d | |||
| Hispanic | 0.033 | 0.033 | 0.033 |
| (0.133) | (0.133) | (0.133) | |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 0.230*** | 0.231*** | 0.242*** |
| (0.081) | (0.081) | (0.081) | |
| Agee | −0.005 | −0.004 | −0.004 |
| (0.021) | (0.021) | (0.021) | |
| Educatione | −0.150*** | −0.150*** | −0.149*** |
| (0.017) | (0.017) | (0.017) | |
| General Healthe | −0.853*** | −0.857*** | −0.857*** |
| (0.046) | (0.046) | (0.046) | |
| Body Mass Indexe | −0.029*** | −0.030*** | −0.030*** |
| (0.005) | (0.005) | (0.005) | |
| Marriede | −0.236*** | −0.244*** | −0.239*** |
| (0.074) | (0.074) | (0.074) | |
| Constant | 11.472*** | 11.508*** | 11.561*** |
| (0.750) | (0.750) | (0.750) | |
| Observations | 10,726 | 10,726 | 10,726 |
| R-squared | 0.237 | 0.239 | 0.239 |
Note: Data come from Add Health Waves 1, 3, and 4. Depressive symptoms (outcome) measured at Wave 4. Robust standard errors in parentheses. Model 1 represents a baseline model. Model 2 includes interaction terms between late adolescent depressive symptoms (measured at Wave 3) and sexual identity. Model 3 includes interaction terms between late adolescent depressive symptoms and DEB (both measured at Wave 3).
a
Reference is exclusively heterosexual
b
Measured at Wave 3
c
Measured at Wave 1
d
Reference is non-Hispanic white
e
Measured at Wave 4
*
p<0.05
***
p<0.001