Table 3.
Hierarchical regression with avoidance as criterion variable
| Predictors | Avoidance
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Block 1 | Block 2 | Block 3 | Block 4 | |
| Age | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.08 |
| Sex | 0.01 | 0.02 | −0.01 | −0.03 |
| Involvement in the robbery | – | −0.18*** | −0.09* | −0.06 |
| Being already robbed | – | −0.01 | 0.01 | −0.01 |
| Being in the same room of robber | – | −0.03 | −0.03 | −0.04 |
| Being threatened by the robber | – | – | −0.01 | 0.01 |
| Being subject of potential injuries | – | – | −0.13** | −0.08* |
| Experiencing an intense fear | – | – | −0.30*** | −0.18* |
| Having a physical contact with the robber | – | – | −0.04 | −0.02 |
| Loss of confidence | – | – | – | −0.01 |
| Anxiety | – | – | – | 0.40*** |
| Dysphoria | – | – | – | 0.01 |
| R2 | 0.00 | 0.03*** | 0.16*** | 0.30*** |
| ΔR2 | – | 0.03*** | 0.13*** | 0.14*** |
Notes:
*
P<0.05;
**
P<0.01;
***
P<0.001. R2 is coefficient of determination. ΔR2 is the change in R2 values from one model to another. Variables tested as predictors in the blocks: Block 1, pretrauma (demographics); Block 2, peritrauma (proximity/familiarity with the robbery); Block 3, peritrauma (perceived fear of harm and helplessness); Block 4, posttrauma (mental health problems measured by the GHQ-12).
Abbreviation: GHQ-12, General Health Questionnaire-12.