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Table 5.

Hierarchical regression analyses predicting happiness from presence of meaning in motherhood and perceived social support from family among older (n = 819) and younger mothers (n = 295).

Happiness
	Older Mothers			Younger Mothers
Predictor	∆R²	β	t	∆R²	β	t
Step 1	0.110			0.054
Demo:					-	-
Education level		−0.004	−0.102		0.053	0.860
Employment status		0.008	0.222		0.012	0.211
Marital status		0.046	1.365		0.103	1.697
Family income		0.310	7.362 ***		0.168	2.714 **
Age of first childbirth		0.038	1.114		−0.053	−0.885
Step 2	0.243			0.191
Demo		-	-		-	-
PM		0.499	17.459 ***		0.447	8.535 ***
Step 3	0.184			0.179
Demo		-	-		-	-
PM		0.312	11.865 ***		0.272	5.507 ***
PSS from family		0.479	17.964 ***		0.464	9.441 ***
Step 4	0.002			0.002
Demo		-	-		-	-
PM		0.315	11.960 ***		0.282	5.600 ***
PSS Fam		0.481	18.055 ***		0.467	9.489 ***
PM × PSS from family		0.042	1.765		0.047	1.018
Total R²	0.539			0.426

Note: ** p < 0.01; *** p <.001; Demo = demographic (education level, marital status, employment status, family income and age of first childbirth); PM = presence of meaning in motherhood; PSS = perceived social support.