Table 3 Associations between generalised and institutional trust in wave 2 (age 17–18) and depression and anxiety symptoms in wave 3 (age 20–21). Results from binary logistic and linear regression models. n = 2,668

Depression symptoms (PHQ-2, cutoff ≥ 3), wave 3

Crude^a

Model 1^b

Model 2^c

Model 3^d

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Generalised trust, wave 2

0.49***

0.41, 0.58

0.64***

0.53, 0.77

0.66***

0.54, 0.80

Institutional trust, wave 2

0.60***

0.50, 0.71

0.79*

0.65, 0.96

0.92

0.75, 1.13

Anxiety symptoms (GAD-2, cutoff ≥ 3), wave 3

Crude^a

Model 1^b

Model 2^c

Model 3^d

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

OR

95% CI

Generalised trust, wave 2

0.57***

0.48, 0.67

0.72***

0.60, 0.87

0.74**

0.61, 0.91

Institutional trust, wave 2

0.66***

0.56, 0.79

0.83*

0.69, 1.00

0.93

0.76, 1.13

Depression and anxiety symptoms (PHQ-4, scale 0–12), wave 3

Crude^a

Model 1^b

Model 2^c

Model 3^d

b

95% CI

b

95% CI

b

95% CI

b

95% CI

Generalised trust, wave 2

-1.19***

-1.40, -0.97

-0.73***

-0.94, -0.51

-0.71***

-0.95, -0.48

Institutional trust, wave 2

-0.77***

-1.00, -0.53

-0.30*

-0.54, -0.06

-0.04

-0.30, 0.22