Table 5.
Linear Regression Analyses Predicting Health Outcomes and Behaviors using Helpless Inevitability after controlling for demographic variables
| R2 a | R2 | Bc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| changeb | |||
| Healthcare utilization | |||
| Doctor visit in past year | .021 | .000 | .005 |
| Number of visits | .070 | .001 | −.035 |
| Health Behaviors | |||
| Activity Index | .050 | .001 | −.037 |
| Eating Problem Index | .075 | .002 | −.054 |
| Emotional Eating Index | .020 | .006* | .082 |
| Fat Increasing Behaviors | .100 | .012** | .115 |
| Fat Decreasing Behaviors | .074 | .015** | .127 |
| Stages of change for fruits/vegetables | .045 | .008** | .095 |
| Stages of change for fat | .049 | .011** | .110 |
| Chronic Illness | |||
| Chronic Illness Index | .182 | .007** | .089 |
| Perceived Health Status | .120 | .011** | −.113 |
R2 for age, gender, race, income and education.
Change in R2 from adding helpless inevitability
Standardized beta coefficient Tests the hypothesis that R2 change is greater than zero
Significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
Significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)