Table 5.
The association between a mother's stress/coping behaviors and her child's disease severity in the subsequent year
| The SI scale | Univariate regression | Multiple regression 1* | Multiple regression 2† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | P | β | P | β | P | |
| Low sense of control | .018 | .79 | .069 | .26 | .068 | .27 |
| Object dependence of loss | .056 | .41 | .055 | .36 | .054 | .37 |
| Object dependence of happiness | -.012 | .85 | .007 | .91 | .004 | .95 |
| Object dependence of anger | .176 | .008 | .201 | <.001 | .210 | <.001 |
| Annoying barrier | .200 | .003 | .188 | .002 | .192 | .002 |
| Object dependence of ambivalence | .052 | .44 | .034 | .58 | .035 | .57 |
| Disclosure of negative experiences | -.107 | .11 | -.096 | .11 | -.096 | .11 |
| Unfulfilled needs for acceptance | .183 | .006 | .142 | .019 | .144 | .018 |
| Altruism | .173 | .010 | .190 | .002 | .194 | .001 |
| Egoism | -.081 | .23 | -.125 | .039 | -.129 | .040 |
| Rationalizing conflicts/frustrations | .067 | .32 | .039 | .52 | .039 | .53 |
| Lack of emotional experiences | -.022 | .74 | -.061 | .31 | -.060 | .33 |
SI: Stress Inventory. β: standardized partial correlation coefficient. *Adjusted for serum Ig E at baseline and severity at baseline. †Adjusted for covariates in Multiple regression 1 plus adherence at baseline and adherence at 1 year follow-up.