Table 17

Relationships of stress-related measures, personality and social functioning with the 4DSQ scales; standardised Beta-coefficients and explained variance R² (results from multiple regression analysis)

Study

Standardised Beta coefficients

R²

Distress

Depression

Anxiety

Somatization

Stress-related measures

- Life events

A

0.18*

-0.12

0.04

0.09

0.04

- Life events

G

0.31

0.07

-0.24

0.10

0.11

- Psychosocial problems

A

0.47***

0.13*

0.08

0.04

0.42

- Psychosocial problems

G

0.35*

0.08

0.04

0.09

0.24

- Psychological job demands (JCQ)

B

0.26***

-0.09***

-0.04

0.03

0.05

- Decision latitude (JCQ)

B

-0.12***

-0.02

-0.05*

-0.07**

0.04

- Social support (JCQ)

B

-0.20***

-0.02

0.01

-0.03

0.05

Personality

- Neuroticism (Ormel)

A

0.38***

0.20***

0.10*

0.22***

0.57

- Neuroticism (Ormel)

G

0.39**

0.23*

0.04

0.31**

0.65

- Neuroticism (NEO-FFI)

F

0.16

0.23*

0.20*

0.10

0.33

- Mastery

B

-0.35***

-0.12***

-0.05**

-0.05*

0.25

- Mastery

C

-0.33***

-0.27***

-0.07

-0.08

0.32

- STAI-trait

H

0.56***

-0.08

0.23***

0.06

0.44

Social functioning

- SF-36 PCS ^a

F

0.06

-0.07

0.07

-0.41***

0.13

- SF-36 MCS^b

F

-0.51***

-0.05

-0.21*

0.13

0.39

- Social functioning (5 items)

A

-0.40***

-0.05

0.02

-0.21***

0.33

- Social functioning (5 items)

G

-0.50**

-0.05

0.06

-0.22

0.41

- Sick leave ^c

A

1.07**

0.91

1.00

1.04

0.12^d

- Sick leave ^c

G

1.26**

0.67

1.12

1.14

0.46^d

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 (2-tailed)

^a Physical Component Score

^b Mental Component Score

^c logistic regression: Odds Ratios in stead of Standardised Beta coefficients

^d R² (Nagelkerke)

Terluin et al. BMC Psychiatry 2006 6:34   doi:10.1186/1471-244X-6-34