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Published in final edited form as: J Clin Psychol Med Settings. 2016 Jun;23(2):126–134. doi: 10.1007/s10880-015-9447-2

Table 2.

Hierarchical regression predicting variance in PTG from demographic characteristics, HIV-related stigma, disclosure, and social support (N = 334).

Variable	β, Step 1	β, Step 2	β, Step 3	β, Step 4
Step 1: R² = .03^*
Racial/ethnic minority vs. Caucasian	.14^*	.14^*	.15^**	.12^*
Male vs. female	.01	.02	.02	.01
Sexual minority vs. heterosexual	.10	.09	.09	.09
Step 2: ΔR² = .02^**
HIV Stigma Total Score		−.15^**	−.12^*	−.03
Step 3: ΔR² = .02^**
HIV Status Disclosure to Partners			.16^**	.12^*
Step 4: ΔR² = .08^**
Emotional Social Support				.31^**

Note. Final R² = .16;

p < .05,

^**

p < .01 (two-tailed)