The Moderating Effect of Social Support on Parental Stress and Depression in Mothers of Children with Disabilities

Table 4

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses testing moderating effect of social support in the relationship of parental stress and depression.

Predictor		SE
Step 1
Intercept	7.69	6.02
Age	.20	.14	.11
Income (￦)	-.00	.00	-.03	.09	.09	3.74
Education level^a
College	4.74	2.41	.17
University or	7.19	2.15	.31
higher			-
Step 2
Intercept	14.31	3.98		.63	.54	113.32
Parental stress	.29	.03	.54
Social support	-.45	.09	-.33
Step 3
Intercept	16.60	3.78
Parental stress	.26	.03	.49	.67	.04	20.96
Social support	-.53	.08	-.38
Interaction	-.01	.00	-.23

Interaction: interaction of parental stress and social support. ^aDummy coding. .