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. 2020 Mar 11;15(3):e0230171. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0230171

Table 4. Simple and stepwise linear regressions of the 5 factors of the MCQ-Af27 on anxiety scores, N = 197.

Simple Regression Stepwise Regression
b *R2(%) t(195) p b *R2(%) t(191) p
MCneg-Q2 .56 30.84% 9.40 < .001 .49 31.19% 7.44 < .001
MCpos .35 11.65% 5.18 < .001 .13 2.56% 1.93 .007
Confidence-Q14 .16 1.91% 2.20 .029 .12 1.44% 2.06 .039
Control .31 8.97% 4.51 < .001 .11 1.06% 1.78 .076
Conscience-Q12 .22 4.47% 3.19 .002 -.01 - - .869
MCQ-Af27 .56 30.47% 9.32 < .001

MCpos = positive metacognitive beliefs; MCneg = negative metacognitive beliefs.

*R2 = adjusted R2