Table 4.

Hierarchical regressions for study variables predicting residualized changes in post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms (upper panel) and purpose in life (lower panel) (N = 254).

Outcome: changes in PTSD symptoms
	Step 1		Step 2		Step 3
	B	SE	B	SE	B	SE
Constant	0.87	0.31**	0.84	0.31**	0.85	0.31**
Age	−0.02	0.005**	−0.02	0.005**	−0.02	0.005**
Dummy group 1	0.05	0.17	0.11	0.17	0.14	0.16
Dummy group 2	−0.01	0.17	−0.02	0.17	−0.07	0.17
Dummy group 3	−0.02	0.18	0.01	0.18	−0.03	0.18
Personal resilience resources			−0.07	0.02**	−0.05	0.02
Δ Depressive symptoms					0.18	0.06**
Δ Search for reason for illness					0.16	0.06*
Δ Found reason for illness					0.02	0.06
Δ Search for benefits in illness					0.02	0.08
Δ Found benefits in illness					−0.05	0.08
F for full model	3.71***
R2 for full model	0.13
Outcome: changes in purpose in life
Constant	−0.21	0.14	−.20	0.14	−15	0.13
Gender	0.31	0.12*	0.32	0.12*	0.32	0.11**
Dummy group 1	0.05	0.17	−0.02	0.17	−0.09	0.16
Dummy group 2	−0.10	0.17	−0.08	0.17	−0.17	0.16
Dummy group 3	0.23	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.12	0.17
Resilience Resources			0.10	0.02***	0.07	0.02**
Δ Depressive symptoms					−0.22	0.06***
Δ Search for reason for illness					−0.05	0.06
Δ Found reason for illness					0.05	0.06
Δ Search for benefits in illness					0.16	0.07*
Δ Found benefits in illness					0.11	0.07
F for full model	7.04***
R2 for full model	0.22

Note: Personal resilience resources were assessed at baseline (after transplant). Δ, residualized change.

^*p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01;

^***p < 0.001.