Table 3.
Hierarchical Linear Regression Model Predicting MCS-CV-modified (reversed and anger items removed) Total Scores at 12 Months (N = 172)
| Predictors | R2 | ΔR2 | F Change (p) | β Step 1 | β Step 2 | β Step 3 | β Step 4 | β Final model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | .00 | .00 | .05 (.99) | |||||
| Age | −.00 | .01 | .02 | .01 | .04 | |||
| Gender | .03 | −.01 | .07 | .07 | .02 | |||
| Education | −.02 | −.02 | .01 | .01 | −.02 | |||
| 2. | .07 | .07 | 3.91 (.01) | |||||
| Prior trauma | .16 | .15* | .14* | .08 | ||||
| Trait anger (STAXI-2-trait) | .21** | .22** | .20** | .12 | ||||
| Self-worth (WAS) | −.05* | −.00 | .01 | .10 | ||||
| 3. | .27 | .20 | 20.28 (.00) | |||||
| Exposure (CHIQ) | .20** | .21** | .22*** | |||||
| Peritraumatic distress (PDEQ) | .38*** | .37*** | .37*** | |||||
| 4. | .29 | .02 | 3.17 (.08) | |||||
| Social support (SOS.12) | . | −.13 | −.08 | |||||
| 5. | .51 | .22 | 64.54 (.00) | |||||
| State anger (STAXI-2-state) | .50*** |
Note. MCS = Mississippi Combat Scale-Civilian Version-modified; LSC = Life Stressor Checklist-Revised; STAXI-2-trait = Spielberger Trait Anger Inventory; WAS = World Assumptions Scale; CIHQ = Critical Incident History Questionnaire; PDEQ = Peritraumatic Dissociation Experiences Questionnaire; SOS.12 = Sources of Social Support at 12 months; STAXI-2-state= Spielberger State Anger Inventory.
*
p < .05.
**
p < .01.
***
p< .001.