Table 4.

The Moderating Effect of Ethnicity on the Relation Between Expressive Suppression and Psychological Well-Being

Regression steps	B	SE B	ββ	ΔR2	ΔF(df)
Criterion = Life satisfaction
Step 1 (predictors)				.01	1.63 (2,317)
Suppression of positive emotions	−0.12	0.06	−.10
Suppression of negative emotions	0.02	0.06	.01
Step 2 (moderator)				.01	3.36 (1,316)
Ethnicity	0.23	0.13	.10
Step 3 (two-way interactions)				.02	3.51* (2,314)
Suppression of Positive Emotions × Ethnicity	−0.33*	0.13	−.19*
Suppression of Negative Emotions × Ethnicity	−0.01	0.13	−.01
Criterion = Eudaimonic well-being
Step 1 (predictors)				.06	9.32** (2,317)
Suppression of positive emotions	−0.11**	0.03	−.24**
Suppression of negative emotions	0.04	0.03	.09
Step 2 (moderator)				.02	5.73* (1,316)
Ethnicity	0.12*	0.05	.13*
Step 3 (two-way interactions)				.02	3.83* (2,314)
Suppression of Positive Emotions × Ethnicity	−0.13*	0.05	−.18*
Suppression of Negative Emotions × Ethnicity	−0.04	0.05	−.05

Note. N = 320.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .001.