Table 3.

Hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting stress, depression and anxiety (N = 957).

Variable	B	SEB	β	R2
Stress
Step1
Educational level	0.156	0.033	0.156**	0.10
Gender	0.126	0.044	0.089**
Region of residence	0.103	0.040	0.079*
Age	– 0.114	0.020	– 0.187**
Step2
Educational level	0.099	0.030	0.098**	0.25
Gender	0.083	0.040	0.059*
Region of residence	0.030	0.037	0.023*
Age	– 0.118	0.018	– 0.195**
QoL	– 0.402	0.028	– 0.406**
Anxiety
Step1
Educational level	0.164	0.034	0.158**	0.08
Gender	0.100	0.046	0.068*
Region of residence	0.164	0.042	0.123**
Age	– 0.077	0.021	– 0.123**
Step2
Educational level	0.100	0.031	0.097**	0.26
Gender	0.052	0.042	0.036*
Region of residence	0.083	0.038	0.062*
Age	– 0.082	0.019	– 0.131**
QoL	– 0.442	0.029	– 0.434**
Depression
Step1
Educational level	0.186	0.035	0.173**	0.10
Gender	0.144	0.047	0.095**
Region of residence	0.145	0.043	0.104**
Age	– 0.102	0.021	– 0.158**
Step2
Educational level	0.120	0.032	0.112**	0.28
Gender	0.095	0.042	0.063*
Region of residence	0.061	0.039	0.044*
Age	– 0.108	0.019	– 0.166**
QoL	– 0.459	0.030	– 0.435**

** P < 0.01;, *p < 0.05.