Table 6

Hierarchical regression for exploring the correlates of PTSD symptoms in men and women, respectively

	Variables	Mean (SD)	Block 1 (β)	Block 2 (β)	Block 3 (β)
Male
n=148	Physical violence	3.60 (3.16)	1.216**	1.033*	1.073**
	SSRS	41.25 (9.32)		−0.255	−0.257
	Positive coping of TCSQ	30.75 (7.28)		−0.298	−0.318
	Negative coping of TCSQ	27.21 (6.61)		0.467*	0.479*
	Extraversion	49.18 (10.04)			0.062
	Psychoticism	50.02 (8.62)			−0.282
	Neuroticism	49.99 (10.59)			−0.072
	F		8.727**	5.961**	4.182**
	R²		0.056	0.143	0.173
	ΔR²		0.056**	0.087**	0.030
Female
n=220	Physical violence	2.73 (2.83)	1.169**	0.955**	0.953**
	SSRS	42.05 (7.79)		−0.057	−0.066
	Positive coping of TCSQ	29.58 (7.16)		−0.376**	−0.376**
	Negative coping of TCSQ	26.72 (7.78)		0.296*	0.297*
	Extraversion	50.03 (10.54)			−0.121
	Psychoticism	50.14 (10.56)			0.006
	Neuroticism	50.12 (10.20)			−0.005
	F		13.441**	7.488**	4.557**
	R²		0.058	0.122	0.131
	ΔR²		0.058**	0.064**	0.009

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SSRS, Social Support Rating Scale; TCSQ, Trait Coping Style Questionnaire.