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. 2014 Apr 5;70(5):691–697. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gbu012

Table 4.

Hierarchical Linear Regression Predicting Mental Health from Volunteer Status (Step 1), Demographic Characteristics (Step 2), and Personality Traits (Step 3)

Predicting mental health R 2 Stand. b ∆R 2 Significance change
Step 1: Volunteer status .01 0.11 .01 .001
Step 2: Demographics .06 .05 .001
 Volunteer status 0.08
  Gender 0.00
  Education 0.09
  Marital Status 0.12
  Employment status 0.14
Step 3: Personality .37 .31 .001
 Volunteer status 0.01
  Gender 0.01
  Education 0.04
  Marital Status 0.10
  Employment Status 0.10
  Extraversion 0.09
  Openness −0.03
  Agreeableness −0.02
  Neuroticism 0.51
  Conscientiousness 0.03

Note. Bold = p < .01.