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Table 2 Linear regression model displaying the association between mentalisation and depressive symptoms, adjusted for socio-demographic factors and co-morbid BPD symptoms

From: Impaired mentalizing in depression and the effects of borderline personality disorder on this relationship

Regression On Depressive Symptoms Coefficient (95% Ci) Β – standardised coefficient (95% Ci) P Value
Mentalisation – MZQ (Per unit increase – improvement in mentalizing) −0.25 (− 0.09 to − 0.40) −0.18 (− 0.07 to − 0.29) 0.002
Borderline Symptoms – PAI-BOR (Per unit increase – more borderline symptoms) 0.62 (0.50 to 0.73) 0.62 (0.50 to 0.74) < 0.001
Age (Per Year) 0.03 (−0.11 to 0.18) 0.02 (−0.07 to 0.11) 0.65
Years In Education (Per Year) 0.13 (−0.33 to 0.58) 0.02 (−0.06 to 0.11) 0.58
Ethnicity Test for overall effect: p = 0.95
White Baseline   
Black 0.07 (−4.38 to 4.53) 0.00 (−0.27 to 0.27) 0.98
Mixed 0.17 (−4.39 to 4.73) 0.01 (−0.27 to 0.29) 0.94
Asian −0.02 (−4.52 to 4.47) 0.00 (− 0.27 to 0.27) 0.99
Other −3.07 (−10.67 to 4.53) −0.19 (− 0.65 to 0.27) 0.43
Gender Test for overall effect: p = 0.25
Male Baseline   
Female 2.61 (−0.58 to 5.79) 0.16 (−0.04 to 0.35) 0.11
Other 2.68 (−9.82 to 15.18) 0.16 (−0.60 to 0.92) 0.67
Household Income Test for overall effect: p = 0.67
Less Than £20,000 Baseline   
£20,000 To £35,000 0.54 (−3.20 to 4.29) 0.03 (−0.19 to 0.26) 0.78
More Than £35,000 1.48 (−1.91 to 4.86) 0.09 (−0.12 to 0.30) 0.39
Employment Test for overall effect: p = 0.08
Employed Baseline   
Student/Apprentice 1.80 (−1.99 to 5.60) 0.11 (−0.12 to 0.34) 0.35
Retired/Carer 1.81 (−6.15 to 9.76) 0.11 (−0.37 to 0.59) 0.66
Unemployed 4.55 (0.99 to 8.10) 0.28 (0.06 to 0.49) 0.01
Constant 1.12   
Number of Observations 245   
Adjusted R2 0.61