Table 3.

Least Squares Regression Coefficients Estimating the Effect of Preparedness on Bereavement Outcomes

	Bereavement Outcomes
	Grief		Depression		Household Affair Mgmt		Active Coping
	Model 1	Model 2a	Model 1	Model 2a	Model 1	Model 2a	Model 1	Model 2a
Preparedness for Loss ∞	−2.6 ***	−1.79 ***	−0.96 ***	−0.66 ***	0.72 ***	0.43 **	0.70 ***	0.41 **
	(0.40)	(0.41)	(0.17)	(0.17)	(0.17)	(0.14)	(0.14)	(0.13)
Preloss Caregiver Attributes
Depressive Symptoms		0.30		0.50 ***		0.07		0.08
		(0.32)		(0.14)		(0.08)		(0.11)
Anxiety Symptoms		0.50 *		0.05		0.07		−0.03
		(0.23)		(0.10)		(0.08)		(0.08)
Active Coping		0.02		−0.03		0.18		0.40 **
		(0.43)		(0.18)		(0.15)		(0.14)
Managing Household Affairs		−0.30		−0.07		0.58 ***		0.19 *
		(0.29)		(0.12)		(0.10)		(0.09)
Age		−0.01		0.02		−0.01		−0.01
		(0.10)		(0.04)		(0.03)		(0.03)
Length of relationship		−0.02		−0.03		0.02		0.02
		(0.06)		(0.03)		(0.02)		(0.02)
Perceived Financial Adequacy		−0.95		0.48		0.27		0.35
		(1.38)		(0.58)		(0.49)		(0.46)
Constant	45.30	44.27	11.36	7.54	21.51	3.25	12.14	2.70
Adjusted R-Squared	0.34	0.45	0.27	0.46	0.18	0.53	0.22	0.45

Notes: Unstandardized coefficients, B, and (standard errors) are reported in cells.

⁺p≤.10,

^*p<.05,

^**p<.01.

^***p<.001

^aSignificant F-Change from Model 1 to Model 2, p<.05.

^∞A measure of Overall Preparedness (emotional + practical) was used in these equations as the primary independent variable.