Table 2.

Moderated regression analysis examining negative life events, social support, and social self-efficacy as predictors of social anxiety disorder symptoms

Model components	R2	df	F	β	P
Step 1	0.06	2, 7892	248.99		< 0.001
Age				0.07	< 0.001
Sex				− 0.17	< 0.001
Step 2	0.26	5, 7889	552.35		< 0.001
Negative life events				0.09	< 0.001
Social support				− 0.10	< 0.001
Social self-efficacy				− 0.38	< 0.001
Step 3	0.26	6, 7888	461.85		< 0.001
Negative life events × social support				− 0.03	0.007

Final model accounted for 26% of the variance in social anxiety disorder symptoms. All model steps, as well as all parameters within each model were statistically significant at p ≤ 0.007. The interaction of negative life events × social self-efficacy was initially tested. This interaction was non-significant and thus removed from the final model