Table 7.

Results of hierarchical regression analysis predicting “formal with whom” (n = 249)

Variable	B	SE B	β
Step 1
Sex a	.215	.063	.199**
Age at interview	-.017	.009	-.107
Step 2
Sex a	.194	.064	.179**
Age at interview	-.014	.009	-.088
Social support	.127	.074	.100
Blaming others	-.152	.069	-.129*

Note: R² =.054 for step 1; ∆R²= .025^* for step 2.

^aMale=0; Female=1.

^*P < .05.

^**P < .01.