Psychological and Environmental Correlates of Well-being Among Undergraduate University Students

Psychology of Well-Being

Theory, Research and Practice

Table 3 Hierarchical multiple linear regression predicting satisfaction with life as a function of personality, environment and psychological inflexibility (N = 163)

Variables	Step 1			Step 2			Step 3
Variables	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β	B	SE B	β
Neuroticism	−0.90	0.15	−0.42***	−0.50	0.16	−0.24**	−0.27	0.19	−0.13
Extraversion	0.36	0.14	0.18*	−0.00	0.14	−0.00	0.00	0.14	0.00
Physical security				0.54	0.21	0.18*	0.47	0.21	0.16*
Opp. to use new skills				0.02	0.14	0.01	−0.00	0.14	−0.00
Ext. generated goals				0.20	0.14	0.11	0.18	0.14	0.10
Variety				0.25	0.11	0.17*	0.23	0.11	0.16*
Environmental clarity				−0.32	0.16	−0.15*	−0.42	0.16	−0.20*
Interpersonal contact				0.04	0.10	0.03	0.04	0.10	0.03
Valued social position				0.40	0.10	0.33***	0.34	0.11	0.28**
Psychological inflexibility							−0.16	0.06	−0.24*

R ² = 0.26 for Step 1 (p < 0.001); ΔR ² = 0.18 for Step 2 (p < 0.001); ΔR ² = 0.02 for Step 3 (p = 0.018).
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001.