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Published in final edited form as: Self Identity. 2011 Aug 31;11(4):428–453. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2011.595082

Table 5.

Study 2: Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analyses Predicting Use of Assistance from Self-compassion and Hearing Difficulty

	Hearing Outcomes

Predictor	Ask Others to Repeat Themselves		Use of a Hearing Aid		Embarrassment		Public Concealment

	ΔR²	β	ΔR²	β	ΔR²	β	ΔR²	β
Step 1	.46^***		.70^***		.64^***		.41^**
SC		−.20^*		−.03		.02		−.14
HD		.67^***		.84^***		.80^***		.64^***
Step 2	.01		.00		.00		.03
SC x HD		−.08		−.01		.07		.18
Total R²	.47^***		.70^***		.64^***		.44^***
n	71		56		71		68

Note.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p <.001.