Table 2 Results from the parallel growth curve model for cognitive functioning and depressive symptomatology

Direct effect

Cognitive functioning

 Mid-life SES → Cognitive Intercept

0.37

^***

0.03

0.37

^***

0.03

 Mid-life SES → Cognitive Slope

0.03

^*

0.01

0.02

0.01

 Female → Cognitive Intercept

−0.45

^***

0.03

−0.46

^***

0.03

 Dep Intercept → Cognitive Slope

−0.001

0.004

−0.04

0.02

 Intercept/slope covariance

−0.04

^**

0.01

−0.04

^***

0.01

Depressive symptomatology

 Mid-life SES → Depression Intercept

−0.76

^***

0.13

−0.30

^***

0.06

 Mid-life SES → Depression Slope

−0.13

^*

0.06

−0.05

0.03

 Female → Depression Intercept

1.70

^***

0.16

0.08

0.07

 Cog Intercept → Depression Slope

0.23

^**

0.08

0.04

0.04

 Intercept/slope covariance

−0.31

0.25

−0.05

0.06

Covariance

 Covariance between intercepts

−0.76

^***

0.08

−0.12

^***

0.04

 Covariance between slopes

−0.06

^***

0.01

−0.01

^**

0.01

 Covariance between female and mid-life SES

−0.12

^***

0.01

−0.12

^***

0.01

Model Fitting

  χ ² (55)

191.06

^***

86.47

^***

 RMSEA

0.031

0.016

 CFI

0.967

0.987

 TLI

0.956

0.982

Latent factor

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 Depression Intercept

0.28

2.69

−0.14

0.51

 Depression Slope

−0.07

0.32

−0.03

0.09

 Cognitive Intercept

0.03

0.64

0.02

0.63

 Cognitive Slope

0.02

0.09

0.01

0.08