TABLE 8.

Hierarchical regression analysis predicting personal growth.

Predictors	ΔR2	ß	t	CI (95%)
Step 1: Demographics	0.02
Age		−0.11*	–2.10	[−0.22, -0.01]
Gender		–0.05	–0.94	[−0.29, 0.10]
Marital status		0.06	1.11	[−0.10, 0.37]
Step 2: Objective SES measures	0.02*
Age		–0.10	–1.83	[−0.21, 0.01]
Gender		–0.06	–1.09	[−0.30, 0.09]
Marital status		0.06	1.00	[−0.12, 0.36]
Income		–0.01	–0.08	[−0.12, 0.11]
Education		0.13*	2.23	[0.02, 0.25]
Occupation		–0.04	0.68	[−0.08, 0.16]
Step 3: MacArthur SSS scale	0.03**
Age		−0.11*	–2.10	[−0.22, 0.01]
Gender		–0.07	–1.29	[−0.32, 0.07]
Marital status		0.06	1.09	[−0.11, 0.37]
Income		–0.04	–0.74	[−0.16, 0.07]
Education		0.13*	2.19	[0.01, 0.24]
Occupation		0.02	0.34	[−0.10, 0.14]
MacArthur SSS scale		0.17**	3.05	[0.06, 0.28]
Step 4: New social ladders	0.05**
Age		–0.09	–1.75	[−0.20, 0.01]
Gender		–0.09	–1.67	[−0.35, 0.03]
Marital status		0.05	0.98	[−0.12, 0.35]
Income		–0.05	–0.90	[−0.17, 0.06]
Education		0.04	0.55	[−0.09, 0.17]
Occupation		–0.03	–0.46	[−0.15, 0.09]
MacArthur SSS scale		0.09	1.34	[−0.04, 0.23]
Income ladder		–0.13	–1.75	[−0.26, 0.02]
Education ladder		0.19**	2.93	[0.06, 0.32]
Occupation ladder		0.20**	2.82	[0.06, 0.33]

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.