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Table 5 Hierarchical Multiple Regression Model of Predictors of Informal Carer Positive Mental Well-being

From: The relationship between social support, coping strategies and psychological distress and positive mental well-being in carers of people with borderline personality disorder

   

B (95% CI)

   
 

B

SE B

Lower

Higher

β

t

p

Step 1

       

Constant

18.76

4.63

9.68

27.84

 

4.06

< 0.001

Age

0.18

0.07

0.05

0.31

0.09

2.76

0.01

Education (post-graduate)

0.81

1.36

-1.85

3.47

0.02

0.60

0.55

Relationship (spouse/partner)

1.96

1.94

-1.85

5.78

0.03

1.01

0.31

Received intervention

2.95

1.51

-0.02

5.92

0.06

1.95

0.05

Chronic illness

-6.92

1.43

-9.72

-4.11

-0.15

-4.84

< 0.001

Cohabitation

-5.07

1.56

-8.14

-2.01

-0.12

-3.25

< 0.01

Hours of contact

-0.03

0.01

-0.05

0.00

-0.07

-1.86

0.06

COVID-19 anxiety

-1.16

0.22

-1.59

-0.73

-0.16

-5.31

< 0.001

Perceived social support

4.19

0.48

3.25

5.12

0.28

8.81

< 0.001

Step 2

       

Constant

31.39

6.37

18.90

43.89

 

4.93

< 0.001

Age

0.16

0.06

0.04

0.28

0.08

2.57

0.01

Education (post-graduate)

1.28

1.24

-1.16

3.72

0.03

1.03

0.30

Relationship (spouse/partner)

3.83

1.84

0.22

7.45

0.07

2.08

0.04

Received intervention

0.39

1.41

-2.38

3.16

0.01

0.27

0.78

Chronic illness

-6.51

1.30

-9.07

-3.96

-0.14

-5.00

< 0.001

Cohabitation

-3.86

1.42

-6.65

-1.07

-0.09

-2.72

0.01

Hours of contact

-0.03

0.01

-0.06

-0.01

-0.08

-2.45

0.01

COVID-19 anxiety

-0.86

0.20

-1.25

-0.46

-0.12

-4.22

< 0.001

Perceived social support

2.70

0.51

1.70

3.70

0.18

5.29

< 0.001

Self-distraction

-0.55

0.40

-1.34

0.24

-0.04

-1.37

0.17

Active coping

0.62

0.47

-0.31

1.54

0.05

1.31

0.19

Denial

-0.83

0.56

-1.94

0.28

-0.05

-1.47

0.14

Substance use

-0.90

0.34

-1.57

-0.24

-0.08

-2.68

0.01

Use emotional support

0.59

0.52

-0.43

1.62

0.05

1.14

0.25

Use instrumental support

-0.51

0.46

-1.42

0.41

-0.04

-1.09

0.28

Behavioural disengagement

-1.56

0.44

-2.42

-0.70

-0.12

-3.55

< 0.001

Venting

-0.44

0.46

-1.35

0.47

-0.03

-0.95

0.34

Positive reframing

2.50

0.40

1.73

3.28

0.20

6.31

< 0.001

Planning

-1.38

0.45

-2.27

-0.48

-0.11

-3.02

< 0.01

Humour

1.08

0.41

0.27

1.88

0.08

2.62

0.01

Acceptance

0.93

0.44

0.07

1.80

0.07

2.12

0.03

Religion

0.49

0.28

-0.07

1.05

0.05

1.73

0.08

Self-blame

-1.68

0.34

-2.36

-1.00

-0.15

-4.87

< 0.001

  1. Note: Step 1 R2 = 0.22, F(9, 853) = 26.56, p < .001; Step 2 R2 = 0.38, F(23, 839) = 22.06, p < .001