Table 1

Prediction of Family Violence: Standardized beta coefficients and zero-order correlation coefficients resulting from a linear regression model on the total amount of family violence experienced

Predictor
β
Zero-order correlation
p-value

Age
-0.04
0.07
0.45
Gender (female)
-0.09
-0.12
0.10
Economic Status
-0.20
-0.09
< 0.001 ***
Father alive (yes)
0.04
0.06
0.50
Mother alive (yes)
0.08
0.08
0.12
Father drinks alcohol (yes)
0.16
0.18
< 0.01 **
Tsunami exposure (yes)
-0.16
-0.14
< 0.01 **
Previous exposure to war (Nr of event types)
0.34
0.38
< 0.001 ***

Note: Full model's adjusted R2 = .22; F(8.27)= 11.11, p < .0001

Zero-order correlation is represented by Spearman's Rho for continuous predictor variables and point-biserial correlation for dichotomous predictor variables

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