Table 2 Results from the psychometric scales Mean scores from the total sample, for the different groups of subjective stress reactivity and group comparisons of SRs vs. NSRs
Total | “Yes” (SR) | ”No” (NSR) | “Don’t know” | “Sometimes” | SR vs. NSR Significance of difference,p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
(N = 101) | (n = 64) | (n = 26) | (n = 7) | (n = 4) | ||
STAI | ||||||
State anxiety | 38.0 (12.2) | 40.5 (12.5) | 29.9 (8.0) | 44.0 (10.1) | 40.8 (10.9) | <0.0001 |
Trait anxiety | 36.5 (11.9) | 38.3 (12.1) | 28.0 (6.4) | 43.1 (13.3) | 35.0 (12.0) | <0.0001 |
BDI-II Depression | 8.4 (8.1) | 10.0 (8.5) | 3.4 (3.6) | 13.1 (10.4) | 7.0 (4.1) | <0.0001 |
SSP | ||||||
Somatic Trait Anxiety | 51.2 (10.8) | 53.2 (10.4) | 45.1 (9.8) | 58.1 (10.8) | 47.1 (4.9) | 0.001 |
Psychic Trait Anxiety | 47.5 (9.9) | 49.2 (10.6) | 42.1 (6.3) | 53.3 (6.7) | 46.6 (12.6) | <0.0001 |
Stress Susceptibility | 50.7 (10.9) | 53.5 (10.9) | 42.1 (7.7) | 55.4 (7.1) | 53.9 (7.8) | <0.0001 |
Lack of Assertiveness | 47.0 (9.9) | 48.9 (10.6) | 42.1 (6.1) | 49.9 (10.8) | 43.5 (4.5) | <0.0001 |
Impulsiveness | 50.8 (9.9) | 51.3 (10.0) | 50.0 (10.9) | 52.3 (6.7) | 46.6 (9.1) | n.s. |
Adventure seeking | 49.7 (9.3) | 49.5 (9.9) | 49.5 (8.5) | 51.6 (8.6) | 52.4 (8.5) | n.s. |
Detachment | 47.0 (10.2) | 47.2 (10.3) | 44.6 (9.6) | 53.5 (7.7) | 47.5 (15.7) | n.s |
Social Desirability | 51.2 (9.7) | 51.6 (10.5) | 51.5 (9.9) | 47.4 (7.6) | 49.5 (5.4) | n.s |
Embitterment | 50.6 (10.1) | 51.9 (10.0) | 47.7 (8.3) | 51.9 (8.2) | 45.3 (2.6) | n.s. |
Trait Irritability | 49.3 (10.4) | 49.9 (11.2) | 46.3 (9.1) | 55.0 (9.4) | 48.7 (2.0) | n.s. |
Mistrust | 48.9 (11.6) | 49.8 (11.7) | 43.7 (10.6) | 59.1 (8.2) | 50.3 (6.1) | 0.024 |
Verbal Trait Aggression | 49.5 (10.7) | 48.9 (11.1) | 50.3 (10.4) | 53.5 (10.7) | 48.2 (7.9) | n.s. |
Physical Trait Aggression | 48.0 (10.2) | 47.8 (9.6) | 48.2 (11.0) | 54.2 (12.7) | 39.3 (5.9) | n.s. |