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Table 4 Hierarchical multiple regression analyses predicting depressive symptoms from NLES and left-behind-related variables in LBC (N = 4181)

From: Depressive symptoms and negative life events: What psycho-social factors protect or harm left-behind children in China?

Predictor

ΔR2

B(SE)

β

Step 1

0.111***

  

 NLES

 

0.09(0.00)***

0.33

Step 2

0.002**

  

 NLES

 

0.09(0.00)***

0.33

 Migrant father dummya

 

−0.72(0.22)***

−0.05

 Migrant mother dummyb

 

−0.08(0.44)

0.00

Step 3

0.001

  

 NLES

 

0.09(0.00)***

0.33

 Migrant father dummy

 

−0.81(0.23)**

−0.05

 Migrant mother dummy

 

−0.14(0.44)

0.00

 Age at separationd

 

0.22(0.16)

0.02

 Duration of separatione

 

−0.06(0.08)

−0.01

Step 4

0.031***

  

 NLES

 

0.09(0.00)***

0.31

 Migrant father dummy

 

−1.25(0.55)***

−0.08

 Migrant mother dummy

 

−0.50(0.71)

−0.02

 Age at separation

 

0.28(0.16)

0.03

 Duration of separation

 

−0.05(0.08)

−0.01

 Com. durationf

 

−0.52 (0.10)***

−0.08

 Com. frequencyg

 

0.63(0.10)***

0.09

 Com. by telephone dummyc

 

−0.81(0.54)

0.02

 Com. by message dummyc

 

0.55(0.50)

0.02

 Com. by visiting dummyc

 

0.30(0.37)

0.01

 Com. on academic performance dummyc

 

−1.18(0.20)***

−0.09

 Com. on school life dummyc

 

−0.39(0.20)

−0.03

 Com. on learning difficulties dummyc

 

0.05(0.57)

0.00

 Com. on life difficulties dummyc

 

0.65(0.27)**

0.04

 Com. on migrant parental life dummyc

 

−0.34(0.23)

−0.02

 Com. on children’s feelings dummyc

 

−0.95(0.20)***

−0.07

Adjusted R2

0.381***

  
  1. Note: The dependent variable was depressive symptom
  2. Com. communication between migrant parents and left-behind children, NLES negative-life-event-induced stress
  3. ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001
  4. aFor the variable migrant father dummy: 0 = migrant parents, 1 = migrant father
  5. bFor the variable migrant mother dummy: 0 = migrant parents, 1 = migrant mother
  6. cFor the dummy variables on communication: 0 = no, 1 = yes
  7. dFor the variable age at separation, 1 = 0–5 years old, 2 = 6–12 years old, 3 = 13–17 years old
  8. eFor the variable duration of separation, 1 = 6 months – 2 years, 2 = 2–3 years, 3 = 4–5 years, 5 = over 6 years
  9. fFor the variable communication duration, 1 = within 5 min, 2 = 5–10 min, 3 = 10–30 min, 4 = over 30 min
  10. gFor the variable communication frequency, 1 = daily, 2 = weekly, 3 = monthly, 4 = half a year, 5 = over half a year