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Table 2.

Hierarchical regression models of posttraumatic distress and use of experiential avoidance on posttraumatic growth and meaning in life

Variables	β	t	ΔR²	ΔF
Outcome: Posttraumatic Growth
Step 1			.00	.30
Number of trauma events	.04	.55
Step 2			.01	.41
Post-trauma distress	.02	.25
Experiential Avoidance	.08	.95
Step 3			.12^**	23.29
PTSD^*EA	−.35^**	−4.83^**
Outcome: Meaning in Life
Step 1			.00	.11
Number of trauma events	−.03	−.33
Step 2			.09^**	8.46
Post-trauma distress	−.17^*	−2.11^*
Experiential Avoidance	−.19^*	−2.38^*
Step 3			.02^*	4.55
PTSD^*EA	−.15^*	−2.13^*

Notes. N = 175.

p < .05,

^**

p < .001.