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Perceived Interparental Conflicts Irrational Beliefs and Mental Health among Juvenile Offenders

Open Journal of Psychology | Vol 2, Issue 1

Table 5. Hierarchal Multiple Regression Analysis Predicting age,Fathers presence, Mother Presence, Frequency, Triangulation, Threat,Self-Blame, Intensity, coping Efficacy and Resolution, Irrational BeliefsTotal, psychological Distress and Psychological Wellbeing (N=140)

Predictors

worrying

Rigidity

Problem Avoidance

Demand For Approval

Emotional Irresponsibility

Psychological Wellbeing_

Psychological Distress

∆R²

Step 1

.03*

.04*

.009

.018*

.046*

.03

.02*

Age

Father’s Presence

Mother’s Presence

.18*

-.06

-.00

.05

-.03

-.19*

.095

.038

.001

.01

-.12

-.05

-.03

.23**

-.10

-.56

.13

-.10

.00

.03

Step 2

.16***

.17***

.12*

.030*

.145**

.22***

.24***

Frequency

Triangulation

Threat

Self Blame

Intensity

Coping Efficacy

Resolution

-.16*

.06

.82

.16*

.08

.32**

-.04*

.01

.03

-.25**

.06

.00

.04

.33***

-.18

.10*

-.04

-.11

.13

.04

.22*

-.31***

-.17*

-.18*

.14*

.10*

.10

.17*

-.027

-.085

-.85

-.47

.015

-.070

.17*

.08

.15

-.01**

.19*

-.21* .15

.17*

-.11

-.26***

-.25***

-0.6

-.04

.17*

-.05

Total R²

.18***

.21***

.129*

.038*

.191***

.25***

.23***

140

Note. *p<.05, **p<.01, ***p< .001. Father’s presence. Alive= 1, Died= 2. Mother’s presence. Alive= 1, Died= 2.