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Published in final edited form as: Int J Behav Dev. 2016 Dec 2;42(1):143–147. doi: 10.1177/0165025416681537

Table 2.

Multiple regression predicting purpose levels in adulthood from different categories of early adverse experiences, along with demographic control variables.

Predictor	B (s.e.)	(95% CI)	β
Age	−.15 (.14)	(−0.43 – 0.12)	−.02
Sex (0 – Female, 1 – Male)	−.04 (.22)	(−0.81 – 0.07)	−.02
Race (0 – White, 1 – Nonwhite)	−.11 (.45)	(−0.99 – 0.77)	.00
Marital Status (0 – Married, 1 – Unmarried)	−1.84 (.24)	(−2.32 – −1.36)	−.12^*
Education	1.27 (.11)	(1.04 – 1.49)	.18^*
Retirement Status (0 – Working, 1 – Retired)	−1.47 (.38)	(−2.21 – −0.73)	−.07^*
Emotional Abuse	−.04 (.15)	(−0.66 – −0.09)	−.05
Physical Abuse	−.14 (.15)	(−0.42 – 0.15)	−.02
SES Disadvantage	−.14 (.12)	(−0.38 – 0.09)	−.02
Family Structure	−.12 (.12)	(−0.36 – 0.12)	−.02

Health Disadvantage	−.50 (.11)	(−0.71 – −0.28)	−.07^*
Adjusted Model R²	.10

Note:

indicates p < .001. Total n = 3823.