Table 5 Results of regression analyses of country and parenting practices predicting BDI-II depression scores, controlling for gender and maternal education
From: Parenting and depressive symptoms among adolescents in four Caribbean societies
Predictor | B | Beta | t | Δ R2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Stage One – Control Variable |  |  |  | 0.06* |
 Mother’s Education | −1.80 | -0.09 | −3.70* |  |
 Gender | −4.26 | -0.21 | −9.08* |  |
Stage Two – Main Effects |  |  |  | 0.09* |
 Jamaica | 2.15 | 0.08 | 3.10* |  |
 Bahamas | −1.05 | -0.03 | −1.32 |  |
 St. Kitts | -0.69 | -0.03 | 1.31 |  |
 Authoritative Parenting | −5.94 | -0.28 | −9.59* |  |
 Permissive Parenting | −5.35 | -0.20 | −7.39* |  |
 Neglectful Parenting | -0.04 | -0.00 | -0.06 |  |
Stage Three – Interaction Effects |  |  |  | 0.01* |
 Jamaica by Authoritative Parenting | −3.22 | -0.08 | −1.69 |  |
 Jamaica by Permissive Parenting | −4.05 | -0.06 | −1.74 |  |
 Jamaica by Neglectful Parenting | 0.90 | 0.02 | 0.45 |  |
 Bahamas by Authoritative Parenting | −2.07 | -0.04 | −1.03 |  |
 Bahamas by Permissive Parenting | −2.39 | -0.03 | -0.95 |  |
 Bahamas by Neglectful Parenting | -0.07 | -0.00 | -0.03 |  |
 St. Kitts by Authoritative Parenting | −3.88 | -0.13 | −2.67* |  |
 St. Kitts by Permissive Parenting | −4.68 | -0.12 | −2.89* |  |
 St. Kitts by Neglectful Parenting | −3.96 | -0.12 | −2.66* |  |