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Table 3 Multivariate regression results assessing the association between ruminating on attributional ambiguity and mental health outcomes among those who reported attributional ambiguity

From: The cost of doubt: assessing the association between attributional ambiguity and mental health

 

Depressive Symptoms

\( \beta \)(95% CI)

Self-reported Mental Health Status

\( \beta \)(95% CI)

 

(1)

Unadjusted

(2)

Adjusted

(1)

Unadjusted

(2)

Adjusted

Rumination

0.71 (0.23, 1.19)

0.74 (0.26, 1.22)

-0.08 (-0.20–0.04)

-0.05 (-0.18–0.07)

Age (years)

 

0.06 (0.02, 0.10)

 

-0.01 (-0.02, -0.001)

Race/ethnicitya

    

Non-Hispanic Black

Non-Hispanic Other

Non-Hispanic, 2 + races

 

0.97 (-0.93, 2.87)

0.59 (-1.39, 2.57)

1.89 (-2.43, 6.22)

 

-0.20 (-0.68, 0.29)

-0.09 (-0.60, 0.41)

0.21 (-0.90, 1.31)

Hispanic/Latino

 

-0.28 (-2.24, 1.69)

 

-0.10 (-0.60, 0.40)

Femaleb

 

-1.17 (-2.16, -0.18)

 

0.17 (-0.08, 0.42)

Educationc

    

High School diploma

 

1.26 (-0.74, 3.26)

 

-0.37 (-0.88, 0.14)

Some college or associate degree

 

2.52 (0.48, 4.55)

 

-0.45 (-1.00, 0.07)

Bachelor’s degree or higher

Master’s degree

 

1.43 (-0.70, 3.57)

0.88 (-1.33, 3.10)

 

-0.32 (-0.86, 0.23)

-0.03 (-0.60, 0.53)

Incomed

    

$10,000 to $24,999

 

-0.88 (-3.71, 1.96)

 

0.18 (-0.55, 0.90)

$25,000 to $49,999

$50,000 to $74,999

$75,000 to $99,999

$100,000 to $149,999

$150,000 or more

 

0.50 (-2.26, 3.26)

-0.09 (-2.83, 2.65)

-0.75 (-3.59, 2.08)

-0.28 (-3.17, 2.62)

0.16 (-2.77, 3.08)

 

-0.02 (-0.72, 0.69)

-0.09 (-0.79, 0.61)

-0.17 (-1.00, 0.55)

-0.32 (-1.06, 0.42)

-0.45 (-1.19, 0.30)

Marital Statuse

    

Widowed

Divorced

Separated

Never Married

 

-0.63 (-3.15, 1.89)

-0.36 (-2.10, 1.38)

-3.00 (-6.31, 0.32)

-0.30 (-1.59, 0.98)

 

-0.24 (-1.00, 0.40)

0.18 (-0.26, 0.63)

-0.05 (-0.89, 0.80)

0.38 (0.06, 0.71)

Employmentf

    

Working Part-time

 

-0.04 (-1.54, 1.46)

 

-0.02 (-0.40, 0.37)

Not working

 

0.54 (-0.69, 1.78)

 

0.15 (-0.16, 0.46)

  1. a Reference group: White, Non-Hispanic; b Reference group: Male; c Reference group: Less than $10,000; d Reference group: No High school diploma or GED
  2. e Reference group: Widowed; f Reference group: Working full time