TABLE 7.

Hierarchical regression analysis predicting purpose in life.

Predictors	ΔR2	ß	t	CI (95%)
Step 1: Demographics	0.02
Age		0.05	0.97	[−0.05, 0.16]
Gender		0.04	0.82	[−0.11, 0.27]
Marital status		−0.12*	–2.24	[−0.50, -0.03]
Step 2: Objective SES measures	0.03*
Age		0.05	0.97	[−0.05, 0.16]
Gender		0.03	0.61	[−0.13, 0.25]
Marital status		–0.10	–1.83	[−0.46, 0.02]
Income		0.06	0.95	[−0.06, 0.17]
Education		0.04	0.75	[−0.07, 0.16]
Occupation		0.12	1.93	[−0.00, 0.23]
Step 3: MacArthur SSS scale	0.03**
Age		0.04	0.69	[−0.07, 0.14]
Gender		0.02	0.40	[−0.15, 0.23]
Marital status		–0.10	–1.77	[−0.45, 0.02]
Income		0.01	0.19	[−0.10, 0.13]
Education		0.04	0.68	[−0.07, 0.15]
Occupation		0.09	1.55	[−0.03, 0.21]
MacArthur SSS scale		0.19**	3.46	[0.08, 0.29]
Step 4: New social ladders	0.03**
Age		0.04	0.78	[−0.06, 0.15]
Gender		0.01	0.12	[−0.18, 0.20]
Marital status		–0.10	–1.78	[−0.44, 0.02]
Income		–0.01	–0.21	[−0.13, 0.10]
Education		–0.01	–0.21	[−0.14, 0.11]
Occupation		0.04	0.65	[−0.08, 0.16]
MacArthur SSS scale		0.07	0.97	[−0.07, 0.20]
Income ladder		0.01	0.09	[−0.13, 0.15]
Education ladder		0.14*	2.05	[0.01, 0.26]
Occupation ladder		0.18*	2.54	[0.04, 0.31]

N = 368; SES: Socioeconomic Status; SSS: Subjective Socioeconomic Status; Gender (1 = females, 2 = males); Marital Status (1 = involved in a romantic relationship, 2 = non-involved in a relationship). Standardized regression coefficients are reported. All VIFs ≤ 1.96. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.