Table 5

Hierarchical regression for exploring the correlates of PTSD symptoms

Variables	Block 1 (β)	Block 2 (β)	Block 3 (β)	Block 4 (β)
Gender	−4.663*	−3.282	−3.060	−3.012
Marital status	−2.021	−1.859	−2.626	−2.798
Occupation	−1.274	−1.918	−2.494	−2.414
Physical violence		1.216**	1.015**	1.028**
SSRS			−0.193*	−0.192*
Positive coping of TCSQ			−0.327**	−0.325**
Negative coping of TCSQ			0.353**	0.361**
Extraversion				−0.049
Psychoticism				0.081
Neuroticism				0.042
F	5.189**	9.886**	10.544**	11.584**
R²	0.041	0.098	0.170	0.246
ΔR²	0.041	0.057**	0.072**	0.076*

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