TABLE 2.
Variable | Model 1 demographics only | Model 2 demographics + cultures | Model 3 demographics + cultures + defining qualities of life | Model 4 demographics + cultures + defining QoL + strategies for building resilience | ||||||||||||
β | t | p | r | β | t | p | r | β | t | p | r | β | t | p | r | |
Step 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Older age | 0.103 | 50.63 | 0.0001 | 0.10 | 0.095 | 50.47 | 0.0001 | 0.09 | 0.083 | 40.96 | 0.0001 | 0.09 | 0.038 | 20.89 | 0.004 | 0.05 |
Health | 0.175 | 90.53 | 0.0001 | 0.17 | 0.150 | 80.13 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | 0.047 | 20.37 | 0.018 | 0.04 | –0.013 | –0.84 | 0.399 | –0.02 |
Higher education | –0.031 | –10.72 | 0.085 | –0.03 | 0.054 | 20.87 | 0.004 | 0.05 | 0.029 | 10.58 | 0.113 | 0.03 | 0.019 | 10.35 | 0.177 | 0.03 |
Step 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Argentina | 0.134 | 50.87 | 0.0001 | 0.10 | 0.197 | 80.76 | 0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.220 | 110.39 | 0.0001 | 0.20 | ||||
Brazil | 0.181 | 80.94 | 0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.157 | 70.99 | 0.0001 | 0.14 | 0.108 | 60.86 | 0.0001 | 0.12 | ||||
Egypt | 0.178 | 70.97 | 0.0001 | 0.14 | 0.185 | 80.33 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | 0.152 | 80.34 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | ||||
India | 0.074 | 30.33 | 0.001 | 0.06 | 0.051 | 20.35 | 0.019 | 0.04 | 0.045 | 20.58 | 0.010 | 0.05 | ||||
Israel | 0.055 | 20.42 | 0.015 | 0.04 | 0.027 | 10.24 | 0.214 | 0.02 | 0.018 | 10.02 | 0.307 | 0.02 | ||||
Italy | –0.06 | –30.17 | 0.002 | –0.06 | –0.059 | –30.08 | 0.002 | –0.06 | –0.030 | –20.01 | 0.045 | –0.04 | ||||
Japan | –0.05 | –20.72 | 0.007 | –0.05 | –0.021 | –10.20 | 0.232 | –0.02 | 0.019 | 10.36 | 0.174 | 0.03 | ||||
Kenya | 0.200 | 80.89 | 0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.211 | 90.55 | 0.0001 | 0.17 | 0.182 | 100.03 | 0.0001 | 0.18 | ||||
Lithuania | –0.04 | –10.75 | 0.080 | –0.03 | 0.012 | 0.52 | 0.604 | 0.01 | 0.038 | 20.11 | 0.035 | 0.04 | ||||
Malaysia | 0.211 | 90.15 | 0.0001 | 0.16 | 0.185 | 80.21 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | 0.148 | 80.13 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | ||||
Spain | 0.028 | 10.25 | 0.211 | 0.02 | 0.042 | 10.97 | 0.049 | 0.04 | 0.030 | 10.72 | 0.086 | 0.03 | ||||
Thailand | 0.040 | 10.83 | 0.067 | 0.03 | 0.018 | 0.86 | 0.392 | 0.02 | 0.155 | 80.34 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | ||||
Turkey | –0.01 | –0.33 | 0.743 | –0.01 | –0.012 | –0.54 | 0.592 | –0.01 | 0.051 | 20.93 | 0.003 | 0.05 | ||||
Uruguay | 0.131 | 50.81 | 0.0001 | 0.11 | 0.155 | 70.15 | 0.0001 | 0.13 | 0.173 | 90.90 | 0.0001 | 0.18 | ||||
Step 3 | ||||||||||||||||
Energy | –0.030 | –10.32 | 0.186 | –0.02 | –0.004 | –0.20 | 0.837 | –0.01 | ||||||||
Positive Feelings | 0.203 | 80.54 | 0.0001 | 0.15 | 0.066 | 30.33 | 0.001 | 0.06 | ||||||||
Cognition | 0.058 | 20.45 | 0.014 | 0.05 | 0.022 | 10.14 | 0.253 | 0.02 | ||||||||
Self-esteem | 0.109 | 40.29 | 0.0001 | 0.08 | 0.031 | 10.51 | 0.131 | 0.03 | ||||||||
Negative Feelings | –0.010 | –0.47 | 0.637 | –0.01 | 0.036 | 20.10 | 0.036 | 0.04 | ||||||||
Personal Relat’ns | 0.014 | 0.57 | 0.569 | 0.01 | –0.037 | –10.91 | 0.056 | –0.04 | ||||||||
Social Support | 0.055 | 20.72 | 0.007 | 0.05 | –0.019 | –10.11 | 0.266 | –0.02 | ||||||||
Step 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Information | –0.012 | –0.70 | 0.487 | –0.01 | ||||||||||||
Recreation | 0.019 | 10.01 | 0.310 | 0.02 | ||||||||||||
Meaning | 0.290 | 170.08 | 0.0001 | 0.30 | ||||||||||||
Awe | 0.211 | 110.87 | 0.0001 | 0.21 | ||||||||||||
Whole | 0.233 | 140.38 | 0.0001 | 0.25 | ||||||||||||
Kindness | 0.114 | 70.74 | 0.0001 | 0.14 |
R2 = 0.035 for Step 1; ΔR2 = 0.146 for Step 2; ΔR2 = 0.232 for Step 3; ΔR2 = 0.516 for Step 4 (ps < 0.0001).