Anxiety, perceived stress and coping strategies in nursing students: a cross-sectional, correlational, descriptive study

Table 5 Summary of Stepwise Regression Analyses to determine predictors of Perceived stress

Independent Variables	B	SE B	β	t
Step 1
Anxiety trait	.709	.049	.726	14.56**
Step 2
Anxiety trait	.609	.049	.624	12.32**
Wishful thinking	.440	.084	.266	5.26**
Step 3
Anxiety trait	.550	.049	.564	11.28**
Wishful thinking	.436	.080	.263	5.47**
Cognitive restructuring	−.475	.105	−.211	−4.53**
Step 4
Anxiety trait	.474	.053	.486	8.98**
Wishful thinking	.445	.078	.269	5.72**
Cognitive restructuring	−.485	.102	−.215	−4.75**
Anxiety state	.153	.046	.162	3.30*
Step 5
Anxiety trait	.439	.054	.450	8.15**
Wishful thinking	.444	.077	.268	5.79**
Cognitive restructuring	−.300	.124	−.133	−2.41*
Anxiety state	.161	.046	.170	3.52**
Problem solving	−.364	.142	−.147	−2.56*

R² = .528 for step 1; R² = .588 for step 2; R² = .628 for step 3; R² = .649 for step 4; R² = .661 for step 5. * p < .05; **p < .01

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