The mediating effect of social support on the relationship between perceived stress and quality of life among shidu parents in China

Table 4 Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis result of MCS

Variables	MCS
Variables	Step 1(β)	Step 2(β)	Step 3(β)
Chronic disease	− 0.28***	− 0.21***	− 0.18***
Employment	0.09*	0.05	0.06
Annual household income (yuan)	0.14**	0.11	0.07
debt	− 0.13**	− 0.07	− 0.05
Marital satisfaction	0.12**	0.06	0.04
Age of the child at death	− 0.03	− 0.05	− 0.06
Perceived stress		− 0.41***	− 0.28***
Social support			0.32***
F	16.39***	31.33***	38.36***
R²	0.17	0.32	0.39
△R²	0.17	0.15	0.08

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