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. 2022 Feb 11;12:775032. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.775032

TABLE 5.

Sociodemographic and psychosocial predictors of prosocial behavior.

Total sample
Sociodemographic predictor B SE B β (95% CI)
Age −0.02** 0.00 0.00** (−0.00, −0.00)
Gender Male Ref Ref
Female 1.04** 0.10 0.25** (0.21 −0.31)
Employment Working (full time) Ref Ref
Working (part time) 0.05 0.11 0.01 (−0.04, 0.06)
Unemployed 0.37** 0.12 0.09** (0.04, 0.14)
On parental leave −0.42 0.27 −0.10 (−0.23, 0.02)
Retired 0.50* 0.23 0.12* (0.01, 0.23)
Living situation Alone Ref Ref
With parents 0.40** 0.15 0.10** (0.03, 0.17)
With one parent 0.08 0.21 0.02 (−0.08, 0.12)
With own family −0.48** 0.15 −0.12** (−0.19, −0.05)
With friends/roommates 0.47* 0.20 0.11* (0.02, 0.21)
Marital status Married Ref Ref
In a relationship −0.29* 0.12 −0.07* (−0.13, −0.01)
Single −0.01 0.15 0.00 (−0.07, 0.07)
Divorced −0.23 0.20 −0.05 (−0.50, −0.11)
Widowed −1.21** 0.38 −0.29** (−0.34, −0.01)
Changes in finances Got better Ref Ref
Same −0.14 0.14 −0.03 (−0.10, 0.03)
Got worse 0.25 0.15 0.06 (−0.01, 0.13)
Psychosocial predictors
Perceived social support Low Ref Ref
Moderate 1.44** 0.10 0.34** (0.30, 0.40)
High 2.71** 0.12 0.65** (0.59, 0.70)
Perceived stress Low Ref Ref
Moderate 0.27** 0.09 0.07** (0.02, 0.11)
High 1.20** 0.16 0.29** (0.29, 0.04)
Psychological flexibility 0.10** 0.01 0.10** (0.07, 0.12)
Positive affect 0.13** 0.01 0.25** (0.23, 0.27)

R2 = 0.18 (p < 0.001); β, standardized regression coefficient; CI, confidence interval; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.001.