TABLE 4.

Comparisons of the RSES and SESS in the temporal prediction of psychological distress (PD) at Time 2 using multiple regression models (N = 136).

Models/steps	β	t	p	Δ R2	F	p
Model 1
Step 1: PD (t1)				0.59	193.45	< 0.001
PD (t1)	0.77	13.91	< 0.001
Step 2: RSES (t1)				0.01	4.71	< 0.05
PD (t1)	0.69	10.40	< 0.001
RSES (t1)	–0.14	–2.17	< 0.05
Step 3: SESS (t1)				0.03	9.26	< 0.05
PD (t1)	0.68	10.51	< 0.001
RSES (t1)	–0.05	–0.75	ns
SESS (t1)	–0.19	–3.04	< 0.01
Step 4: Interactions (t1)				0.00	0.73	ns
PD (t1)	0.70	9.00	< 0.001
RSES (t1)	–0.04	–0.60	ns
SESS (t1)	–0.18	–2.79	< 0.01
PD × RSES (t1)	0.07	0.61	ns
PD × SESS (t1)	–0.01	–0.07	ns
RSES × SESS (t1)	0.09	1.34	ns
Model 2
Step 1: PD (t1)				0.59	193.45	< 0.001
PD (t1)	0.77	13.91	< 0.001
Step 2: SESS (t1)				0.04	13.74	< 0.001
PD (t1)	0.70	12.48	< 0.001
SESS (t1)	–0.21	–3.71	< 0.001
Step 3: RSES (t1)				0.00	0.57	ns
PD (t1)	0.68	10.51	< 0.001
SESS (t1)	–0.19	–3.04	< 0.01
RSES (t1)	–0.05	–0.75	ns
Step 4: Interactions (t1)				0.00	0.73	ns
PD (t1)	0.70	9-00	< 0.001
SESS (t1)	–0.18	–2.79	< 0.01
RSES (t1)	–0.04	–0.60	ns
PD × RSES (t1)	0.07	0.61	ns
PD × SESS (t1)	–0.01	–0.07	ns
RSES × SESS (t1)	0.09	1.34	ns

t1, Time 1; PD, psychological distress; RSES, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale; SESS, Self-Esteem Stability Scale.