Table 4.
Model summaries for hierarchical regression analysis of effect of child's age, time since diagnosis, guilt, shame, and self-forgiveness on parental stress
| Parents of children with ASD | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | B | SE B | β | t | 95% CI | R | R2 | R2 change | F |
F Change |
Sig. of F change |
| Step 1 | .201 | .040 | .040 | 2.94 | 2.94 | .056 | |||||
| Child’s age | -.89 | .40 | -.26* | -2.24 | [-1.68, -.11] | .027 | |||||
| Time since diagnosis | -.45 | .48 | .10 | .93 | [-.50, 1.40] | .353 | |||||
| Step 2 | .273 | .232 | 10.27 | 14.59 | .000 | ||||||
| Child’s age | -.55 | .36 | -.16 | -1.53 | [-1.25, .16] | .127 | |||||
| Time since diagnosis | .41 | .43 | .10 | .97 | [-43, 1.26] | .336 | |||||
| Guilt | .05 | .43 | .01 | .11 | [-.81, .90] | .915 | |||||
| Shame | .65 | .47 | .17 | 1.39 | [-.28, 1.59] | .168 | |||||
| Self-forgiveness | -.73 | .23 | -.34** | -3.14 | [-1.19, -.27] | .002 | |||||
Bolded values represent significant results
** p ≤ .01; * p ≤ .05