A recent study of college women hypothesized that "females with higher levels of depressive symptoms will be more likely to engage in casual sex than females with fewer symptoms" (Grello et al, 2006). In this study, the independent variable is best described as ______.
A) females
B) level of depressive symptoms
C) likeliness of engaging in casual sex
D) fewer symptoms

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The independent variable in this study is level of depressive symptoms, as it is being hypothesized as a predictor of engaging in casual sex. The other options are either dependent variables or not directly relevant to the hypothesis being tested.

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