Table 2.

Two-step hierarchical multiple regression equation with sociodemographic variables and presence of Meaning in Life (MiL) construct predicting suicidal ideation (N = 199).

Predictors entered as a set	F	df	R2	Adjusted R2	b	t	p
1	4.129	3, 195	0.060	0.045			0.007
Age					−0.000	−0.008	0.994
Children					−2.496	−1.799	0.074
Marital status					−2.506	−1.971	0.050
2	15.711	4, 194	0.245	0.229			<0.001
Age					0.021	0.520	0.604
Children					−0.715	−0.562	0.575
Marital status					−1.436	−1.245	0.215
MLQ presence of MiL construct					−0.530	−6.892	<0.001

In bold, p values significant at the ≤ 0.05 threshold. Coding for dummy variables are as follows. Children: 0 (no children) or 1 (at least one child); marital situation: 0 (single) or 1 (in a relationship).