Table 3.

Results of Hierarchical Linear Regression Analyses.

	Outcome Variable
	Psychological Well-Being (PWBS)			Subjective Well-Being (WHO-5)
Independent Variable	Adjust. R2	ΔR2	β	Adjust. R2	ΔR2	β
Step 1	0.33 ***			0.15 ***
Self-efficacy (PPEV)			0.39 ***			0.32 ***
Optimism (LOT-R)			0.33 ***			0.15 *
Step 2	0.35 ***	0.02 *		0.19 ***	0.05 **
Self-efficacy (PPEV)			0.33 ***			0.23 **
Optimism (LOT-R)			0.30 ***			0.11
Empathy—(IRI-PT)			0.16 *			0.25 **
Step 3	0.36 ***	0.02 *		0.20 ***	0.02
Self-efficacy (PPEV)			0.27 ***			0.18 *
Optimism (LOT-R)			0.29 ***			0.10
Empathy—(IRI-PT)			0.14 *			0.24 **
Empathy—(IRI-PD)			−0.16 *			−0.14

PT = Perspective Taking; PD = Personal Distress; β = standardized beta value. * p < 0.05. ** p < 0.01. *** p ≤ 0.001.