Table 2.

Summary of hierarchical regressions testing coping (engagement vs. disengagement) as a moderator between stress (traumatic vs. symptom) and mental health quality of life (QoL) for patients coping with breast cancer recurrence (N=65)

Predictor	Adjusted R2	ΔR2	β	t
Model 1: traumatic stress and engagement coping
Marital status	0.119	0.135**	0.287	2.362*
Initial QoL	0.269	0.161**	0.346	2.510*
Traumatic Stress (IES)	0.256	0.002	−0.073	−0.539
Engagement Coping (EC)	0.263	0.020	0.158	1.246
IES × EC	0.252	0.003	0.057	0.471
Model 2: traumatic stress and disengagement coping
Marital Status	0.119	0.135**	0.292	2.599*
Initial QoL	0.269	0.161**	0.324	2.619*
Traumatic Stress (IES)	0.256	0.002	0.039	0.298
Disengagement Coping (DC)	0.351	0.101**	−0.367	−2.963**
IES × DC	0.344	0.005	0.078	0.662
Model 3: symptom stress and engagement coping
Marital Status	0.119	0.135**	0.222	1.928
Initial QoL	0.269	0.161**	0.281	2.301*
Symptom Stress (SS)	0.317	0.059*	−0.253	−1.978
Engagement Coping (EC)	0.313	0.009	0.100	0.876
SS × EC	0.369	0.063*	0.252	2.326*
Model 4: symptom stress and disengagement coping
Marital Status	0.119	0.135**	0.201	1.697
Initial QoL	0.269	0.161**	0.223	1.819
Symptom Stress (SS)	0.317	0.059*	−0.207	−1.609
Disengagement Coping (DC)	0.382	0.072*	−0.274	−2.368*
SS × DC	0.381	0.011	−0.113	−0.958

Beta weights and t statistics are from the final step.

^*p<0.05.

^**p<0.01.