Table 4.

Hierarchical linear regression analysis of the relationships among perceived stress, perceived social support, coping style factors and self-concept total scores

		β	T	P value	F change	R2	R2 change
Step 1					2.46	0.07	0.07
	Gender	−0.08	−0.98	0.33
	Age	−0.19	−2.16	0.03
	Family economic status	0.10	1.10	0.27
	Family structure	0.11	1.31	0.19
Step 2					4.91	0.10	0.03
	Gender	−0.10	−1.17	0.24
	Age	−0.12	−1.37	0.17
	Family economic status	0.10	1.19	0.24
	Family structure	0.10	1.14	0.26
	Perceived stress	−0.19	−2.22	0.03
Step 3					10.55	0.17	0.07
	Gender	−0.11	−1.36	0.18
	Age	0.13	−1.55	0.12
	Family economic status	0.06	0.73	0.47
	Family structure	0.09	1.16	0.25
	Perceived stress	−0.18	−2.12	0.04
	Perceived social support	0.26	3.25	0.00
Step 4					21.00	0.37	0.20
	Gender	−0.13	−1.76	0.08
	Age	−0.15	−1.98	0.05
	Family economic status	0.05	0.64	0.52
	Family structure	0.07	0.91	0.36
	Perceived stress	−0.17	−2.20	0.03
	Perceived social support	0.15	2.06	0.04
	Positive coping style	0.50	5.75	0.00
	Negative coping style	−0.45	−5.33	0.00