The moderating effect of social resources on the link between study-related stressors and depressive symptoms among medical students in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany – a cross-sectional study

Table 6 Results of multiple hierarchical regressions for 3-way interactions to test the research questions (RQ)

DV: DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS	B	S.E	t	p	∆R²
Academic performance₁statusstudy program (RQ1)	-0.3	0.1	-2.4	.02	.02
Clinical practice₁statusstudy program (RQ2)	-0.3	0.2	-1.8	.07	.02
Faculty relations₁statusstudy program (RQ3)	-0.2	0.2	-1.2	.23	.01

Notes: Controlled for gender. B unstandardized regression coefficient, S.E. standard error, t t-value, p p-value (significance), ∆R² = change in R² (explained variance by interaction term), ₁ = academic performance, clinical practice and faculty relations were measured as study-related stressor; significant results are in bold

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