Table 5: Linear regression analysis (stepwise method) showing the factors that predicted the beck hopelessness scale among the student nurses (n = 438).

Model	Unstandardized Coefficient	Standardized Coefficient	p value	95% Confidence Interval
	B Std. Er	Beta t
1.(Constant)	0.031 0.221	-0.16	0.873	-0.868
PHQ-9	0.783 0.033	0.746 23.398	< 0.001	0.718 – 0.849
R^2 = 0.557	Adjusted R^2 = 0.556 Variance = 56%
2.(Constant)	9.756 1.035	-9.428	< 0.001	7.722 – 11.789
PHQ-9	0.478 0.044	0.456 10.896	< 0.001	0.392 – 0.565
Self-esteem	-0.395 0.041	-10.044	< 0.001	-0.495 – (-0.314)
R^2 = 0.635	Adjusted R^2 = 0.633 Variance = 64%
3.(Constant)	7.047 1.130	-6.238	< 0.001	4.827 – 9.267
PHQ-9	0.375 0.047	0.357 7.968	< 0.001	0.282 – 0.467
Self-esteem	-0.289 0.045	-6.792	< 0.001	-0.379 – (-0.202)
GHQ-12	0.394 0.075	0.242 5.244	< 0.001	0.247 – 0.542
R^2 = 0.656	Adjusted R^2 = 0.654 Variance = 66%