Table 4. Results of the hierarchical multiple regression (HMR) assessing the effects of positive psychological dispositions and interactions with gender on outcome variables (Subscales scores).

Predictors	SOGS-C		PGSI-C		GRCS-C		GUS-C
	ΔR 2	β a	ΔR 2	β a	ΔR 2	β a	ΔR 2	β a
Step 1	.002		.018***		.006*		.011**
Genderb		−.049		−.135***		−.077*		−.106**
Step 2	.023**		.014		.041***		.068***
CEI-Exploration		.067		.006		−.009		.010
CEI-Absorption		.039		.040		.066		.022
GQ-total		−.006		−.047		−.159***		−.196***
AHS-Agency		−.147**		.017		−.082		.031
AHS-Pathway		−.057		−.082		−.057		−.153**
PGI-total		.099		.113*		.124*		.153**
MAAS-total		−.076*		−.046		.059		.067
Step 3	.020*		.010		.006		.015
Gender×CEI-Exploration		−.061		−.062		−.017		−.054
Gender×CEI-Absorption		−.013		.040		−.024		.055
Gender×GQ-total		−.044		.019		.005		.025
Gender×AHS-Agency		.091		.002		−.005		−.051
Gender×AHS-Pathway		.113*		.057		.084		.138**
Gender×PGI-total		−.041		−.050		.020		−.026
Gender×MAAS-total		.053		.078*		−.012		−.014
Total R	0.214**		0.205**		0.230***		0.306***
Total R 2	0.046**		0.042**		0.053***		0.094***
Adjusted R2	0.027**		0.023**		0.034***		0.075***
F (15, 740) =	2.38**		2.17**		2.75***		5.11***

Note:

^aStandardized beta weights at entry.

^bGender: −1 = Male, 1 = Female.

^* p<0.05.

^** p<0.01.

^*** p<0.001.