Table 1.
Multiple regression models predicting purpose levels in adulthood from total adversity score and other predictor variables.
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor | B (s.e.) | (95% CI) | β | B (s.e.) | (95% CI) | β |
| Age | −.12 (.14) | (−0.39 – 0.15) | −.02 | −.12 (.14) | (−0.39 – 0.15) | −.02 |
| Sex (0 – Female, 1 – Male) | −.31 (.22) | (−0.75 – 0.12) | −.02 | −.33 (.22) | (−0.76 – 0.11) | −.02 |
| Race (0 – White, 1 – Nonwhite) | −.14 (.45) | (−1.01 – 0.74) | .00 | −.15 (.45) | (−1.03 – 0.72) | −.01 |
| Marital Status (0 – Married, 1 – Unmarried) | −1.86 (.24) | (−2.34 – −1.38) | −.12* | −1.85 (.24) | (−2.32 – −1.37) | −.12* |
| Education | 1.25 (.11) | (1.03 – 1.47) | .18* | 1.25 (.11) | (1.03 – 1.47) | .18* |
| Retirement Status (0 – Working, 1 – Retired) | −1.47 (.38) | (−2.21– −0.73) | −.07* | −1.45 (.38) | (−2.19– −0.71) | −.07* |
| Total Adversity | −0.68 (.11) | (−0.90 – −0.46) | −.09* | −0.67 (.11) | (−0.89 – −0.44) | −.10* |
| Age × Adversity | --- | .19 (.12) | (−0.05 – 0.42) | .02 | ||
| Adjusted Model R2 | .07 | .07 | ||||
Note:
*
indicates p < .001. The change in R2 between a model with only the chosen covariates and Model 1 (one including total adversity) was .009. Total n = 3835.