Table 3 Hierarchical regression analysis for variables predicting stress, depression and anxiety (N = 957).

Stress

Step1

Educational level

0.156

0.033

0.156**

0.10

Gender

0.126

0.044

0.089**

Region of residence

0.103

0.040

0.079*

Age

– 0.114

0.020

– 0.187**

Step2

  Educational level

0.099

0.030

0.098**

0.25

Gender

0.083

0.040

0.059*

Region of residence

0.030

0.037

0.023*

Age

– 0.118

0.018

– 0.195**

QoL

– 0.402

0.028

– 0.406**

Anxiety

Step1

Educational level

0.164

0.034

0.158**

0.08

Gender

0.100

0.046

0.068*

Region of residence

0.164

0.042

0.123**

Age

– 0.077

0.021

– 0.123**

Step2

Educational level

0.100

0.031

0.097**

0.26

Gender

0.052

0.042

0.036*

Region of residence

0.083

0.038

0.062*

Age

– 0.082

0.019

– 0.131**

QoL

– 0.442

0.029

– 0.434**

Depression

Step1

Educational level

0.186

0.035

0.173**

0.10

Gender

0.144

0.047

0.095**

Region of residence

0.145

0.043

0.104**

Age

– 0.102

0.021

– 0.158**

Step2

Educational level

0.120

0.032

0.112**

0.28

Gender

0.095

0.042

0.063*

Region of residence

0.061

0.039

0.044*

Age

– 0.108

0.019

– 0.166**

QoL

– 0.459

0.030

– 0.435**