Table 2.
Internalizing symptoms linear regression interaction term unstandardized and standardized coefficients for liberals and conservatives.
| Depressive affect | Self-esteem | Self-derogation | Loneliness | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b (95% CI) | β | b (95% CI) | β | b (95% CI) | β | b (95% CI) | β | |
| Year*Belief | ||||||||
| 2009–2013*Liberal | −0.09 (−0.22, 0.05) | −0.02 | 0.00 (−0.08, 0.07) | 0.00 | 0.06 (−0.03, 0.16) | 0.02 | 0.15 (−0.03, 0.33) | 0.03 |
| 2014–2018*Liberal | 0.00 (−0.13, 0.13) | 0.00 | −0.10 (−0.18, −0.02) | −0.03 | 0.23 (0.13, 0.33) | 0.05 | 0.26 (0.07, 0.45) | 0.06 |
| Sex*Belief | ||||||||
| Female*Liberal | 0.05 (−0.08, 0.17) | 0.02 | −0.10 (−0.17, −0.03) | −0.04 | 0.08 (0.00, 0.16) | 0.02 | 0.15 (−0.01, 0.31) | 0.04 |
| Year*Sex | ||||||||
| 2009–2013*Female | −0.11 (−0.23, 0.01) | −0.04 | −0.01 (−0.08, 0.06) | −0.01 | −0.01 (−0.09, 0.08) | 0.00 | 0.08 (−0.07, 0.24) | 0.03 |
| 2014–2018*Female | 0.05 (−0.07, 0.16) | 0.02 | −0.10 (−0.17, −0.03) | −0.04 | 0.09 (0.001, 0.17) | 0.03 | 0.22 (0.06, 0.38) | 0.07 |
| Belief*Parental Education | ||||||||
| Liberal*<College degree | −0.07 (−0.19, 0.05) | −0.02 | 0.06 (−0.01, 0.13) | 0.02 | −0.06 (−0.14, 0.03) | −0.01 | −0.01 (−0.17, 0.15) | 0.00 |
| Year*Parental Education | ||||||||
| 2009–2013*<College degree | 0.00 (−0.13, 0.12) | 0.00 | −0.02 (−0.09, 0.05) | −0.01 | 0.07 (−0.02, 0.15) | 0.02 | 0.16 (0.00, 0.31) | 0.05 |
| 2014–2018*<College degree | 0.08 (−0.03, 0.19) | 0.04 | −0.11 (−0.18, −0.03) | −0.04 | 0.11 (0.02, 0.19) | 0.04 | 0.10 (−0.06, 0.26) | 0.03 |
| Year*Sex*Belief | ||||||||
| 2009–2013*Female*Liberal | 0.16 (−0.01, 0.32) | 0.03 | 0.01 (−0.09, 0.11) | 0.00 | 0.04 (−0.08, 0.15) | 0.01 | −0.01 (−0.23, 0.21) | 0.00 |
| 2014–2018*Female*Liberal | 0.17 (0.01, 0.32) | 0.04 | −0.01 (−0.11, 0.09) | 0.00 | 0.06 (−0.06, 0.18) | 0.01 | −0.06 (−0.28, 0.17) | −0.01 |
| Year*Belief*Parental Education | ||||||||
| 2009–2013*Liberal*<College degree | 0.05 (−0.12, 0.22) | 0.01 | −0.01 (−0.11, 0.08) | 0.00 | −0.03 (−0.14, 0.09) | 0.00 | −0.15 (−0.38, 0.07) | −0.02 |
| 2014–2018*Liberal*<College degree | −0.03 (−0.18, 0.13) | −0.01 | 0.09 (−0.02, 0.19) | 0.02 | −0.10 (−0.22, 0.02) | −0.02 | −0.10 (−0.33, 0.13) | −0.02 |
b = unstandardized regression coefficient, β = standardized regression coefficient.
References: Year (2005–2008), Belief (conservative), Sex (male), Parental education (≥college degree).
All linear regression models were adjusted for geographic region, urbanicity, race/ethnicity, and GPA. See Appendix Table A.4 for a complete list of model coefficients.