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Table 3 Association of positive affect (PA) and negative affect (NA) dynamics with new depressive symptoms at 1- and 3-month follow-ups among adolescents without baseline depressive symptoms (n = 372)

From: Emotion dynamics prospectively predict depressive symptoms in adolescents: findings from intensive longitudinal data

Outcome

Predictors

OR 95%CI

 

Outcome

Predictors

OR 95%CI

Depressive symptoms 1 month later

  

Depressive symptoms 1 month later

 

Step 1

Variability of PA at baseline

2.39 [1.18, 4.87] *

 

Step 1

Variability of NA at baseline

2.64 [1.26, 5.52] *

Step 2

Variability of PA at baseline

2.02 [0.97, 4.22]

 

Step 2

Variability of NA at baseline

1.70 [0.74, 3.84]

 

Mean PA at baseline

0.74 [0.54, 1.01]

  

Mean NA at baseline

1.65 [1.17, 2.33] *

Depressive symptoms 1 month later

  

Depressive symptoms 1 month later

 

Step 1

Instability of PA at baseline

1.30 [1.07, 1.57] *

 

Step 1

Instability of NA at baseline

1.41 [1.06, 1.87] *

Step 2

Instability of PA at baseline

1.25 [1.02, 1.52] *

 

Step 2

Instability of NA at baseline

1.20 [0.87, 1.62]

 

Mean PA at baseline

0.73 [0.53, 1.00]

  

Mean NA at baseline

1.67 [1.19, 2.35] *

Depressive symptoms 1 month later

  

Depressive symptoms 1 month later

 

Step 1

Inertia of PA at baseline

1.55 [0.30, 7.66]

 

Step 1

Inertia of NA at baseline

0.96 [0.21, 4.19]

Step 2

Inertia of PA at baseline

1.59 [0.30, 8.10]

 

Step 2

Inertia of NA at baseline

0.78 [0.16, 3.53]

 

Mean PA at baseline

0.70 [0.51, 0.95] *

  

Mean NA at baseline

1.75 [1.28, 2.43] *

Depressive symptoms 3 months later

  

Depressive symptoms 3 months later

 

Step 1

Variability of PA at baseline

4.14 [1.87, 9.43] *

 

Step 1

Variability of NA at baseline

3.67 [1.62, 8.37] *

Step 2

Variability of PA at baseline

3.59 [1.58, 8.36] *

 

Step 2

Variability of NA at baseline

2.17 [0.86, 5.33]

 

Mean PA at baseline

0.76 [0.53, 1.09]

  

Mean NA at baseline

2.16 [1.46, 3.27] *

Depressive symptoms 3 months later

  

Depressive symptoms 3 months later

 

Step 1

Instability of PA at baseline

1.33 [1.08, 1.64] *

 

Step 1

Instability of NA at baseline

1.46 [1.06, 1.96] *

Step 2

Instability of PA at baseline

1.28 [1.03, 1.58] *

 

Step 2

Instability of NA at baseline

1.17 [0.83, 1.61]

 

Mean PA at baseline

0.72 [0.50, 1.02]

  

Mean NA at baseline

2.23 [1.52, 3.33] *

Depressive symptoms 3 months later

  

Depressive symptoms 3 months later

 

Step 1

Inertia of PA at baseline

1.71 [0.27, 10.24]

 

Step 1

Inertia of NA at baseline

3.06 [0.59, 15.37]

Step 2

Inertia of PA at baseline

1.75 [0.27, 10.86]

 

Step 2

Inertia of NA at baseline

2.58 [0.46, 14.13]

 

Mean PA at baseline

0.68 [0.48, 0.96] *

  

Mean NA at baseline

2.29 [1.58, 3.41] *

  1. Note * The adjusted p-value was statistically significant at the FWER-corrected threshold of 0.05