Psychological flexibility and coping behaviors in cervical cancer patients: Moderating role of illness perception

Table 4 Results of hierarchical regression analysis of the moderating effect

Dependent variables	Step of regression	Predictor variables	β	SE	t	R²	ΔR squared	ΔF
Positive coping	1	Demographic variables	-	-	1.56	0.028	0.028	1.56
	2	Psychological flexibility	0.396	0.062	6.39b	0.202	0.174	42.35b
	3	Illness perception	-0.075	0.065	-1.15	0.207	0.005	1.23
	4	Psychological flexibility × illness perception	0.093	0.063	1.48	0.216	0.009	2.15
Negative coping	1	Demographic variables	-	-	1.32	0.024	0.024	1.32
	2	Psychological flexibility	-0.342	0.058	5.89b	0.156	0.132	35.67b
	3	Illness perception	0.285	0.061	4.67b	0.234	0.078	18.45b
	4	Psychological flexibility × illness perception	0.187	0.072	2.60a	0.261	0.027	6.78a

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.01.