Table 4.

Hierarchical multiple regression analysis predicting acute stress disorder symptoms in bank robbery victims

Variable	B	SE	β	t	p
(Constant) Step 1a	38.62	5.00		7.73	.000
Age	−.19	.11	−.14	−1.71	.090
Gender	8.84	2.71	.27	3.26	.001
(Constant) Step 2b	36.04	5.37		6.71	.000
Age	−2.29	.13	−.21	−2.22	.028
Gender	8.42	2.78	.26	3.03	.003
Prior robberies	.79	.60	.12	1.33	.186
Life changes	1.79	1.49	.10	1.20	.233
Prior traumatic exposure	3.16	1.02	.24	3.08	.002
(Constant) Step 3c	26.55	4.91		5.40	.000
Age	−.13	.11	−.10	−1.16	.249
Gender	5.53	2.47	.17	2.24	.027
Prior robberies	.59	.53	.09	1.12	.264
Life changes	2.21	1.32	.13	1.68	.096
Prior traumatic exposure	1.80	.91	.14	1.99	.049
Proximity to robber	.02	2.42	.00	.01	.995
Perceived helplessness	12.35	2.31	.38	5.35	.000
Perceived life threat	11.83	2.94	.28	4.02	.000
(Constant) Step 4d	58.00	8.29		7.00	.000
Age	−.09	.09	−.07	−1.08	.284
Gender	1.54	1.83	.05	.84	.403
Prior robberies	.55	.40	.08	1.38	.170
Life changes	1.04	.96	.06	1.08	.282
Prior traumatic exposure	1.02	.68	.08	1.50	.137
Proximity to robber	1.99	1.77	.06	1.12	.263
Perceived helplessness	6.27	1.77	.19	3.54	.001
Perceived life threat	5.68	2.25	.14	2.53	.013
CSS POS	−.24	.21	−.07	−1.13	.262
CSS NEG	.39	.65	.04	.59	.555
CSS SATISFAC	1.40	1.17	.08	1.20	.233
Perceived safety	−5.29	.50	−.62	−10.61	.000

Abbreviations: 1=women; 0=male; N=152, age (n=150); CSS, Crisis Support Scale; CSS POS, positive social support; CSS NEG, feelings of being let down; CSS SATISFAC, social support satisfaction.

Note: ^aStep 1: F(2,147)=5.72, p=.004, adj. R ²=.06, F=5.72, p=.004.

^b Step 2: F ^change(3,144)=5.61, p=.001, adj. R ²=.14, F=5.87, p=.000.

^c Step 3: F ^change(3,141)=16.95, p=.000, adj. R ² =.36, F=11.24, p=.000.

^d Step 4: F ^change(4,137)=33.10, p=.000, adj. R ²=.66, F=25.35, p=.000.