Table 2. Hierarchical Regression Predicting Posttraumatic Growth (N = 60).

Variable	B	SE B	β	R2	ΔR2
Step 1: Person pretrauma				.10	.10
Trait anxiety	−.59	.24	−.31*
Step 2: Event factor				.11	.01
Trait anxiety	−.61	.24	−.32*
Current illness status	−5.06	6.46	−.10
Step 3: Stress				.27	.16**
Trait anxiety	−.82	.23	−.43**
Current illness status	−2.88	5.93	−.06
Posttraumatic stress symptoms	4.54	1.31	.42**
Step 4: Stress processing				.39	.13**
Trait anxiety	−.68	.22	−.36**
Current illness status	−7.30	5.61	−.15
Posttraumatic stress symptoms	3.96	1.22	.37**
Positive Reappraisal	1.53	.46	.38**

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.