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Table 3 Multiple regressions predicting grief experiences and stressful life events based on mode of partner’s death and time since death

From: “I lost so much more than my partner” – Bereaved partners’ grief experiences following suicide or physician-assisted dying in case of a mental disorder

 

Step 1

Step 2

B

95% CI

Beta

 

F

R2

B

95% CI

Beta

 

F

 

R2

ΔR2

ΔF

Somatic reactions

     

3.65

*

0.23

     

4.18

*

0.43

0.20

3.84

*

 Years since death

-0.19

-0.82

0.44

-0.12

    

-0.19

-0.77

0.38

-0.12

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-4.04

-7.19

-0.90

-0.52

*

   

-2.83

-7.40

1.75

-0.36

       

 Violent death2

        

5.29

1.18

9.40

0.62

*

      

 Present during the death3

        

2.00

-3.15

7.14

0.26

       

Search for explanation

     

4.05

*

0.25

     

2.50

 

0.31

0.06

0.97

 

 Years since death

-0.43

-1.05

0.19

-0.28

    

-0.42

-1.05

0.21

-0.27

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-4.24

-7.33

-1.15

-0.55

**

   

-2.59

-7.61

2.42

-0.33

       

 Violent death2

        

2.34

-2.16

6.85

0.28

       

 Present during the death3

        

-0.46

-6.10

5.18

-0.06

       

Loss of support

     

6.42

**

0.35

     

6.21

**

0.53

0.18

4.27

*

 Years since death

-0.07

-0.72

0.58

-0.04

    

-0.10

-0.68

0.48

-0.06

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-5.24

-8.45

-2.02

-0.60

**

   

-5.58

-10.20

-0.97

-0.65

*

      

 Violent death2

        

5.83

1.69

9.98

0.62

**

      

 Present during the death3

        

4.25

-0.95

9.44

0.49

       

Stigmatization

     

5.14

*

0.30

     

4.81

**

0.47

0.17

3.44

*

 Years since death

0.12

-0.61

0.86

0.06

    

0.11

-0.57

0.79

0.06

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-4.94

-8.61

-1.27

-0.52

*

   

-4.31

-9.72

1.11

-0.45

       

 Violent death2

        

6.10

1.24

10.96

0.59

*

      

 Present during the death3

        

3.24

-2.85

9.33

0.34

       

Guilt

     

2.02

 

0.14

     

5.71

**

0.51

0.37

8.19

**

 Years since death

-0.13

-0.82

0.56

-0.08

    

-0.08

-0.63

0.47

-0.05

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-3.26

-6.68

0.17

-0.41

    

1.67

-2.72

6.05

0.21

       

 Violent death2

        

5.14

1.20

9.08

0.59

*

      

 Present during the death3

        

-2.60

-7.53

2.33

-0.32

       

Responsibility

     

3.53

*

0.23

     

5.68

**

0.51

0.28

6.28

**

 Years since death

0.02

-0.55

0.58

0.01

    

0.05

-0.43

0.53

0.04

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-3.29

-6.12

-0.47

-0.47

*

   

0.34

-3.47

4.16

0.05

       

 Violent death2

        

4.05

0.63

7.47

0.53

*

      

 Present during the death3

        

-1.75

-6.04

2.53

-0.25

       

Shame

     

3.16

 

0.21

     

2.07

 

0.27

0.07

0.99

 

 Years since death

-0.20

-0.78

0.38

-0.14

    

-0.22

-0.80

0.37

-0.15

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-3.47

-6.34

-0.60

-0.49

*

   

-3.89

-8.54

0.76

-0.56

       

 Violent death2

        

2.80

-1.38

6.97

0.37

       

 Present during the death3

        

2.35

-2.88

7.58

0.34

       

Rejection

     

2.90

 

0.19

     

1.69

 

0.24

0.04

0.58

 

 Years since death

-0.17

-0.88

0.54

-0.10

    

-0.18

-0.91

0.55

-0.11

       

 Physician-assisted dying1

-4.03

-7.56

-0.51

-0.47

*

   

-3.80

-9.61

2.01

-0.45

       

 Violent death2

        

2.70

-2.52

7.92

0.29

       

 Present during the death3

        

1.49

-5.05

8.02

0.17

       

Number of stressful life events

     

7.68

**

0.39

     

6.10

**

0.53

0.14

3.14

 

 Years since death

0.16

-0.01

0.34

0.34

    

0.16

0.00

0.32

0.34

*

      

 Physician-assisted dying1

-0.95

-1.81

-0.10

-0.40

*

   

-0.67

-1.94

0.61

-0.28

       

 Violent death2

        

1.34

0.20

2.48

0.52

*

      

 Present during the death3

        

0.53

-0.90

1.96

0.22

       
  1. 1 vs. suicide
  2. 2 vs. non-violent death
  3. 3 vs. not present
  4. * p < .05; ** p < .01; *** p < .001