Social inhibition as a mediator of neuroticism and depression in the elderly

BMC Geriatrics

Table 3 Hierarchical regression analysis scores for those variables predicting depression (n = 123)

Variable		B	SE B	β	ΔR²
Step 1	Age	0.016	0.006	0.252**	0.192
	Education	−0.010	0.011	−0.121
	Income	−0.008	0.033	−0.033
	Intellect	−0.055	0.021	−0.232**
Step 2	Age	0.016	0.006	0.243**	0.083
	Education	−0.010	0.010	−0.123
	Income	−0.017	0.031	−0.067
	Intellect	−0.051	0.020	−0.212**
	Inversed emotional stability	−0.085	0.023	−0.290**
Step 3	Age	0.015	0.005	0.234**	0.033
	Education	−0.007	0.010	−0.077
	Income	−0.022	0.031	−0.085
	Intellect	−0.048	0.019	−0.201*
	Inversed emotional stability	−0.075	0.023	−0.255**
	Social inhibition	0.013	0.006	0.189*

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