Table 3.

Statistically significant interactions between participants’ gender and coping strategies in relation to health-related qualify of life domains

Outcome	Predictors	Total model				Simple effects analysis
		Beta	t	p	ΔR 2	Predictor	Moderator	Beta	t	p	ΔR 2
WHO_somatic	Employment	.32	7.55	.001	0.10	Positive reframing
	Gender	− .05	− 1.09	.278	0.01		Male	.01	.32	.752	0.01
	Positive reframing	.14	2.43	.016	0.01		Female	.24	2.36	.020	0.06
	Positive reframing × gender	.12	2.19	.029	0.01
WHO_somatic	Employment	.30	7.30	.001	0.10	Use of emotional support
	Gender	− .04	− 1.07	.283	0.01		Male	− .15	− 3.39	.001	.020
	Use of emotional support	.02	.27	.788	0.01		Female	.16	1.55	.124	.030
	Use of emotional support × gender	.16	2.88	.004	0.01
WHO_environmental	Employment	.26	5.75	.000	0.08	Positive reframing
	Higher education	.17	3.98	.001	0.03
	Age	.12	2.84	.005	0.02
	CD4	.09	2.28	.023	0.01
	Gender	− .06	− 1.48	.140	0.01		Male	− .03	− .58	.566	.010
	Positive reframing	.11	1.92	.050	0.01		Female	.26	2.58	.012	.070
	Positive reframing × gender	.13	2.41	.016	0.01
WHO_social	Stable relationship	− .21	− 5.07	.000	0.06	Use of emotional support
	Employment	.15	3.27	.001	0.02
	AIDS	− .11	− 2.56	.011	0.01
	Higher education	.09	1.96	.050	0.01
	Gender	.04	1.03	.303	0.01		Male	− .02	− .43	.671	.010
	Use of emotional support	.13	2.18	.030	0.01		Female	.29	2.77	.007	.080
	Use of emotional support × gender	.15	2.51	.012	0.01
WHO_psychological	Employment	.26	5.79	.000	0.06	Positive emotion enhancement
	CD4	.14	3.50	.001	0.02
	Stable relationship	− .11	− 2.68	.008	0.01
	Age	.10	2.24	.026	0.01
	Gender	− .02	− .39	.699	0.01		Male	.07	1.49	.138	.010
	Positive emotion enhancement	.25	4.61	.000	0.02		Female	.40	3.81	.001	.140
	Positive emotion enhancement × gender	.18	3.31	.001	0.02

Beta, standardized regression coefficients; t, test for significance of regression coefficient; p, statistical significance; ΔR ², change of determination coefficient