Table 5 Conditional effects of the focal predictor (each temperament) at values of the moderator (psychological distress)

Model 1: Irritable temperament as the independent variable.

 Low (= 3.88)

0.16

2.29

0.022

0.02; 0.30

 Moderate (= 10.09)

0.05

1.02

0.308

− 0.05; 0.15

 High (= 16.29)

− 0.06

-1.00

0.320

− 0.17; 0.06

Model 2: Anxious temperament as the independent variable.

 Low (= 3.88)

0.34

5.18

< 0.001

0.21; 0.47

 Moderate (= 10.09)

0.25

4.92

< 0.001

0.15; 0.35

 High (= 16.29)

0.15

2.65

0.008

0.04; 0.27