Table 3.
The moderating effect of personality on being a drug user’s wife and codependency obtained by hierarchical multiple regression
| Predictors | B | SE B | β | R2 | R2 change | F | F change | df |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step 1 | ||||||||
| Group (1 = drug-user’s wife) | 0.36 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 4.54* | 4.54* | 1129 |
| Step 2 | ||||||||
| Neuroticism | 0.49 | 0.08 | 0.48*** | 0.27 | 0.23 | 23.4*** | 40.8*** | 1128 |
| Extroversion | 0.31 | 0.08 | -0.30*** | 0.13 | 0.09 | 9.23*** | 13.5*** | 1128 |
| Openness | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.00 | 2.26 | 0.02 | 1128 |
| Agreeableness | 0.20 | 0.08 | -0.21* | 0.07 | 0.04 | 5.17** | 5.64* | 1128 |
| Conscientiousness | 0.14 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 0.05 | 0.02 | 3.51* | 2.44 | 1128 |
| Step 3 | ||||||||
| Group * neuroticism | 0.34 | 0.15 | 0.23* | 0.29 | 0.03 | 17.8*** | 5.08* | 1127 |
| Group * extroversion | -0.15 | 0.17 | -0.11 | 0.13 | 0.01 | 6.41*** | 0.78 | 1127 |
| Group * openness | -0.40 | 0.17 | -0.30* | 0.07 | 0.04 | 3.27*** | 5.14 | 1127 |
| Group * agreeableness | -0.46 | 0.17 | -0.29** | 0.12 | 0.05 | 6.04** | 7.26** | 1127 |
| Group * conscientiousness | -0.27 | 0.17 | -0.19 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 3.21* | 2.51 | 1127 |
*
P < 0.050
**
P < 0.010
***
P < 0.001