Table 5.
Hierarchical regression analysis predicting symptoms of depression and anxiety at T2 by background variables, insecurity, psychological need satisfaction and need frustration and interactions
Depressive symptoms (T2) | Anxiety symptoms (T2) | |||||
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Step 1 β | Step 2 β | Step 3 β | Step 1 β | Step 2 β | Step 3 β | |
Background variables | ||||||
Age | − 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | − 0.03 | 0.01 | − 0.00 |
Gendera | 0.06* | 0.05* | 0.05* | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
Marital statusb | − 0.06* | − 0.07** | − 0.07** | − 0.04 | − 0.01 | − 0.01 |
Number of children | − 0.05 | − 0.06 | − 0.06 | 0.00 | − 0.01 | − 0.01 |
Education (D1) | − 0.03 | − 0.02 | − 0.02 | − 0.04 | − 0.02 | − 0.02 |
Education (D2) | − 0.03 | − 0.01 | − 0.01 | − 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
Comorbidityc | 0.05* | 0.05* | 0.05* | 0.07** | 0.07** | 0.08** |
Number of crisis days | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | − 0.01 | − 0.00 |
Outcome at T1 | 0.73*** | 0.63*** | 0.63*** | 0.74*** | 0.57*** | 0.57*** |
Main predictors | ||||||
Insecurity | 0.06* | 0.06* | 0.12*** | 0.13*** | ||
Need satisfaction (NS) | − 0.01 | − 0.01 | − 0.02 | − 0.02 | ||
Need frustration (NF) | 0.11** | 0.11** | 0.17*** | 0.15*** | ||
Interactions | ||||||
Insecurity × NS | − 0.00 | − 0.02 | ||||
Insecurity × NF | 0.01 | 0.06 | ||||
R2 | 0.59 | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.57 | 0.60 | 0.61 |
ΔR2 | 0.60*** | 0.01*** | 0.00 | 0.58*** | 0.03*** | 0.01** |
T = Timepoint. D1 = High school education versus other educational levels. D2 = University education versus other educational levels
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001
aWomen versus men
bTogether versus alone
cOne or more comorbid diagnoses versus none