Table 3.
Hierarchical Multiple Regression Analyses Testing the Moderating Effects of Compassion For the Self and Others on the Relationships between Country and Social Anxiety Symptoms
| 95%CI | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Step | Variable | ΔR2 | ΔF | df | p value | B | SE | β | t | p value | Lower | Upper |
| Social anxiety | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Taijin kyofusho | 0.39 | 104.58 | 3/501 | 0.001 | 0.28 | 0.02 | 0.51 | 11.98 | 0.001 | 0.23 | 0.32 |
| Positive affect | −0.21 | 0.10 | −0.08 | −2.22 | 0.027 | −0.40 | −0.02 | |||||
| Negative affect | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 2.94 | 0.003 | 0.10 | 0.51 | |||||
| 2 | Country | 0.00 | 0.03 | 1/500 | 0.863 | 0.31 | 1.79 | 0.01 | 0.17 | 0.863 | −3.20 | 3.82 |
| 3 | SC | 0.04 | 18.39 | 2/498 | 0.001 | −1.31 | 0.22 | −0.26 | −5.87 | 0.001 | −1.75 | −0.87 |
| COM | 0.23 | 0.14 | 0.06 | 1.63 | 0.104 | −0.05 | 0.51 | |||||
| 4 | Country ×SC | 0.00 | 1.79 | 2/496 | 0.168 | −0.36 | 0.20 | −0.07 | −1.81 | 0.072 | −0.74 | 0.03 |
| Country ×COM | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.03 | 0.86 | 0.388 | −0.15 | 0.39 | |||||
|
Taijin kyofusho | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Social anxiety | 0.48 | 156.31 | 3/501 | 0.001 | 0.80 | 0.07 | 0.43 | 11.98 | 0.001 | 0.67 | 0.93 |
| Positive affect | −0.54 | 0.16 | −0.11 | −3.35 | 0.001 | −0.85 | −0.22 | |||||
| Negative affect | 1.59 | 0.16 | 0.34 | 9.65 | 0.001 | 1.26 | 1.91 | |||||
| 2 | Country | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1/500 | 0.988 | −0.05 | 3.02 | 0.00 | −0.02 | 0.988 | −5.99 | 5.89 |
| 3 | SC | 0.02 | 7.73 | 2/498 | 0.001 | −0.35 | 0.40 | −0.04 | −0.89 | 0.375 | −1.14 | 0.43 |
| COM | −0.93 | 0.24 | −0.14 | −3.79 | 0.001 | −1.41 | −0.45 | |||||
| 4 | Country ×SC | 0.00 | 1.02 | 2/496 | 0.360 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.04 | 1.21 | 0.225 | −0.26 | 1.09 |
| Country ×COM | −0.23 | 0.24 | −0.03 | −0.95 | 0.341 | −0.70 | 0.24 | |||||
|
Life satisfaction | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Interdependent happiness | 0.66 | 326.41 | 3/501 | 0.001 | 0.67 | 0.03 | 0.73 | 21.45 | 0.001 | 0.61 | 0.73 |
| Positive affect | 0.08 | 0.03 | 0.09 | 2.99 | 0.003 | 0.03 | 0.14 | |||||
| Negative affect | −0.06 | 0.03 | −0.07 | −2.31 | 0.021 | −0.11 | −0.01 | |||||
| 2 | Country | 0.01 | 10.34 | 1/500 | 0.001 | 1.50 | 0.47 | 0.09 | 3.22 | 0.001 | 0.58 | 2.41 |
| 3 | SC | 0.00 | 3.68 | 2/498 | 0.026 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 2.65 | 0.008 | 0.04 | 0.28 |
| COM | −0.02 | 0.04 | −0.02 | −0.62 | 0.539 | −0.10 | 0.05 | |||||
| 4 | Country ×SC | 0.00 | 1.19 | 2/496 | 0.305 | −0.06 | 0.05 | −0.03 | −1.18 | 0.240 | −0.17 | 0.04 |
| Country ×COM | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 1.15 | 0.249 | −0.03 | 0.12 | |||||
|
Interdependent happiness | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Life satisfaction | 0.69 | 380.11 | 3/501 | 0.001 | 0.72 | 0.03 | 0.66 | 21.45 | 0.001 | 0.65 | 0.78 |
| Positive affect | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 5.50 | 0.001 | 0.10 | 0.21 | |||||
| Negative affect | −0.17 | 0.03 | −0.18 | −6.34 | 0.001 | −0.22 | −0.12 | |||||
| 2 | Country | 0.00 | 1.19 | 1/500 | 0.276 | −0.53 | 0.49 | −0.03 | −1.09 | 0.276 | −1.50 | 0.43 |
| 3 | SC | 0.01 | 8.06 | 2/498 | 0.001 | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 2.46 | 0.014 | 0.03 | 0.28 |
| COM | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.09 | 3.11 | 0.002 | 0.04 | 0.20 | |||||
| 4 | Country ×SC | 0.01 | 11.25 | 2/496 | 0.001 | −0.06 | 0.05 | −0.03 | −1.07 | 0.284 | −0.16 | 0.05 |
| Country ×COM | −0.17 | 0.04 | −0.11 | −4.39 | 0.001 | −0.24 | −0.09 | |||||
Note. N = 258 in the United States and 248 in Japan. SE, standard error; CI, confidence interval; SCS, Self-Compassion Scale; COM, the compassion subscale of Differential Positive Emotions Scale; Life satisfaction, Satisfaction With Life Scale; Interdependent Happiness, Interdependent Happiness Scale; Social Anxiety, Social Anxiety Questionnaire; Taijin Kyofusho, Taijin Kyofusho Scale. Culture was dummy coded as 0 = Japan and 1 = the United States.