Table 3 Hierarchical linear regressions predicting depressive symptoms, search for meaning, and presence of meaning among men and women experiencing infertility

β

β

β

β

β

β

Step 1: Demographics

 Age

−0.02

−0.02

−0.19

0.01

−0.09

-0.06

 Education

−0.06

-0.07

0.19

−0.12^*

0.34^***

0.10^*

Step 2: Infertility factors

 Time since diagnosis

−0.30^**

−0.08

0.24

−0.06

0.14

0.08^*

 Self sole-factor infertility (1)

vs. other causes (0)

−0.68^**

0.06

−0.33

0.00

0.04

0.02

 Not trying to have first child (1)

vs. trying to have first child (0)

0.01

−0.04

0.07

−0.21†

0.17

0.53^***

 Never received ART treatment (1)

vs. currently in treatment (0)

0.15

−0.25^*

0.04

0.09

0.45

0.10

 Received past ART treatment (1) vs. currently in treatment (0)

0.22

−0.24^*

0.28

−0.22^*

0.17

0.02

Step 3: Stigma

 Infertility Self-Stigma

0.23^*

0.24^***

0.26†

0.20^***

−0.04

−0.23^***

Step 4: Openness

 Openness to Partner

0.05

−0.06

0.04

−0.10

−0.04

0.05

 Openness to Others

−0.51^***

−0.32^***

-0.11

−0.13^*

0.29^*

0.22^***

 Step 1 Adjusted R²

0.00

0.01^*

0.02

0.02^**

0.08^*

0.01

 Step 2 Adjusted R²

0.04

0.04^***

0.06

0.06^***

0.13^*

0.10^***

 Step 3 Adjusted R²

0.23^***

0.19^***

0.14^*

0.13^***

0.15^**

0.21^***

 Step 4 Adjusted R²

0.41^***

0.27^***

0.12^*

0.14^***

0.19^**

0.25^***

 Step 1 to 2 Δ Adjusted R²

 + 0.04

 + 0.03^**

 + 0.04

 + 0.04^***

 + 0.05

 +0 .09^***

 Step 2 to 3 Δ Adjusted R²

 + 0.19^***

 + 0.15^***

 + 0.08^**

 + 0.07^***

 + 0.02

 + 0.11^***

 Step 3 to 4 Δ Adjusted R²

 + 0.18^***

 + 0.09^***

-0.02

 + 0.01^*

 +0 .04

 + 0.04^***

 Final Model Δ Adjusted R²

0.41^***

0.27^***

0.12^*

0.14^*

0.19^**

0.25^***

 Final Model F

7.07

18.02

2.22

8.18

3.01

16.18

 Final Model df

(10, 78)

(10, 447)

(10, 78)

(10, 447)

(10, 78)

(10, 447)