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Table 5 Multivariate regression results regarding scientific and public knowledge about determinants of stress response

From: Cross-country discrepancies on public understanding of stress concepts: evidence for stress-management psychoeducational programs

Dependent variable

Independent Variable

   

Country group

Age

Gender

   

ÎČ (p)

ÎČ (p)

ÎČ (p)

R2

F

p

Scientific determinants

Novelty

0.702 (<0.001)

−0.015 (0.542)

0.044 (0.038)

0.495

372.1

<0.001

Unpredictability

0.497 (<0.001)

−0.009 (0.167)

−0.016 (0.548)

0.216

372.4

<0.001

Uncontrollability

−0.132 (<0.001)

−0.023 (0.481)

−0.061 (0.037)

0.021

12.4

<0.001

Social-evaluative threat

0.337 (<0.001)

−0.065 (0.031)

0.013 (0.642)

0.134

88.3

<0.001

Public knowledge of determinants

Time pressure

−0.396 (<0.001)

−0.033 (0.291)

−0.015 (0.610)

0.157

211.5

<0.001

Conflict

−0.261 (<0.001)

0.110 (<0.001)

0.047 (0.113)

0.102

64.8

<0.001

Unbalance

0.063 (0.031)

−0.02 (0.545)

−0.129 (<0.001)

0.02

11.9

<0.001

Work overload

−0.446 (<0.001)

0.03 (0.326)

0.013 (0.640)

0.199

281.9

<0.001

Children

−0.770 (<0.001)

−0.006 (0.783)

0.000 (0.990)

0.592

1654.7

<0.001

  1. a Not included in the model 2 due to non significant effect in the model 1. Significant ÎČ values (p < 0.05) are in boldface.