Table 4. Summary of regression analysis for variables predicting "Non-necessities" (Model 2).
| Variable | Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 | Step 5 | Step 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | SE | β | t | B | SE | β | t | B | SE | β | t | B | SE | β | t | B | SE | β | t | B | SE | β | t | |
| Age | -40 | .03 | -.24 | -15.25 *** | -.34 | .03 | -.20 | -12.40 *** | -.32 | .03 | -.19 | -11.30 *** | -.33 | .03 | -.20 | -11.56 *** | -.31 | .03 | -.18 | -11.00 *** | -.21 | .03 | -.13 | -7.96 *** |
| Gender | -5.04 | .72 | -.11 | -6.99 *** | -4.80 | .74 | -.10 | -6.52 *** | -5.24 | .75 | -.11 | -7.02 *** | -5.32 | .75 | -.12 | -7.14 *** | -4.99 | .74 | -.11 | -6.73 *** | -3.21 | .70 | -.07 | -4.61 *** |
| Income Brackets | .50 | .27 | .03 | 1.84 | .51 | .27 | .03 | 1.91 | .54 | .27 | .03 | 2.00 * | .51 | .27 | .03 | 1.89 | .14 | .27 | .01 | 0.51 | .29 | .25 | .02 | 1.13 |
| Education | 2.65 | .42 | .10 | 6.28 * | 2.65 | .42 | .10 | 6.26 *** | 2.81 | .43 | .10 | 6.60 *** | 2.77 | .43 | .10 | 6.50 *** | 2.56 | .42 | .10 | 6.03 *** | 2.08 | .40 | .08 | 5.26 *** |
| BFI-10 - Agreeableness | -.43 | .21 | -.03 | -2.09 * | -.39 | .21 | -.03 | -1.88 | -.37 | .21 | -.03 | -1.79 | -.39 | .21 | -.03 | -1.91 | -.23 | .19 | -.02 | -1.18 | ||||
| BFI-10 - Conscientiousness | -1.55 | .21 | -.12 | -7.44 *** | -1.39 | .22 | -.11 | -6.48 *** | -1.37 | .21 | -.11 | -6.38 *** | -1.27 | .22 | -.10 | -5.94 *** | -1.00 | .20 | -.08 | -5.02 *** | ||||
| BFI-10 - Emotional Stability | .03 | .17 | .00 | 0.19 | .23 | .19 | .02 | 1.18 | .22 | .19 | .02 | 1.16 | .24 | .19 | .02 | 1.26 | .30 | .18 | .03 | 1.68 | ||||
| BFI-10 - Extraversion | .19 | .19 | .01 | 1.03 | .22 | .19 | .02 | 1.18 | .21 | .19 | .02 | 1.14 | .21 | .18 | .02 | 1.15 | .14 | .17 | .01 | 0.83 | ||||
| BFI-10 - Openness | .72 | .17 | .07 | 4.15 *** | .68 | .17 | .06 | 3.88 *** | .70 | .17 | .06 | 4.02 *** | .69 | .17 | .06 | 3.97 *** | .45 | .16 | .04 | 2.79 ** | ||||
| GAD-7 | -.03 | .11 | -.01 | -0.26 | -.10 | .11 | -.02 | -0.76 | -.06 | .11 | -.01 | -0.56 | -.00 | .10 | -.00 | -0.03 | ||||||||
| PHQ-9 | .35 | .11 | .08 | 3.24 ** | .33 | .11 | .07 | 3.02 * | .37 | .11 | .08 | 3.40 *** | .34 | .10 | .08 | 3.34 *** | ||||||||
| PSS | -.01 | .06 | -.01 | -0.20 | -.05 | .07 | -.02 | 0.78 | -.02 | .06 | -.01 | -0.27 | -.02 | .06 | -.01 | -0.31 | ||||||||
| Fear for COVID-19 | .07 | .02 | .06 | 3.74 *** | .07 | .02 | .06 | 3.77 *** | .01 | .02 | .01 | 0.34 | ||||||||||||
| Economic Stability | .09 | .01 | .11 | 6.59 *** | .03 | .01 | .04 | 2.30 * | ||||||||||||||||
| Self-justifications | .34 | .01 | .37 | 23.89 *** | ||||||||||||||||||||
| R 2 | .07 | .09 | .10 | .10 | .11 | .23 | ||||||||||||||||||
| R 2 Change | .07 | .02 | .00 | .00 | .01 | .12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| F for change in R 2 | 76.93.53*** | 16.72*** | 5.55*** | 13.98*** | 43.37*** | 570.47*** | ||||||||||||||||||
Note. BFI-10 = The Big Five Inventory 10-item. GAD-7 = Generalized anxiety disorder. PHQ-9 = Patient Health Questionnaire. PSS = Perceived Stress Scale.
*p < .05,
**p < .01,
***p < .001.