Table 3

Correlates of anxiety among adults: multiple sequential (hierarchical) regression

Step	Variable	Standardised final beta	Raw correlation	R²	Increase R²	Partial correlation
1	Optimism	−0.09	−0.31^3-165	0.10	0.10^3-165	−0.09
2	Self-esteem	−0.18	−0.32^3-165	0.13	0.04^3-150	−0.18
3	Test results	−0.16	0.38^3-165	0.23	0.12^3-165	−0.13
4	Worried	0.08	0.40^3-165	0.26	0.04^3-150	0.07
5	Results threat	0.18	0.46^3-165	0.30	0.01	0.12
6	Situation distress	0.19	0.35^3-165	0.33	0.03^3-150	0.20

Anxiety: adjusted R² = 0.29, n=114.
↵3-165 p<0.001,
3-160 p<0.01,
↵3-150 p<0.05.