Table 3.
Final hierarchal multiple regression predicting Clinical Abuse Scale scores in all study participants (n = 180)
| Predictors | R | R2 | ΔR2 | F (df) | β | β in final step |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First step: | 0.63 | 0.40 | 19.96 (4.116) | |||
| age | 0.19* | |||||
| sex | ||||||
| educational status | -0.35* | |||||
| economic status | -0.32* | -0.16† | ||||
| Second step: | 0.70 | 0.49 | 0.09 | 22.84 (5.115) | ||
| experience of childhood abuse | 0.31* | |||||
| Third step: | 0.79 | 0.64 | 0.14 | 32.77 (6.114) | ||
| mental health status | 0.50* | 0.24† | ||||
| Fourth step: | 0.86 | 0.74 | 0.10 | 23.52 (13.107) | ||
| participation of partner in child care | ||||||
| family support | ||||||
| friends' support | -0.22* | |||||
| relationship with partner | ||||||
| frequency of conflicts | ||||||
| conflicts – physical aggression | 0.12† | |||||
| conflicts – insults | 0.20* | 0.14† | ||||
| Fifth step: | 0.88 | 0.78 | 0.04 | 27.46 (14.106) | ||
| perceived social support | -0.34† |
*P < 0.05, post hoc tests.