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Table 4 Partial correlations (controlling for sex and experience) between psychometric characteristics and heart rate responses to surgery for the full sample of surgeons (n = 16)

From: Cardiac autonomic and cortisol stress responses to real operations in surgeons: relationship with individual psychobiological characteristics and experience

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

1. DS-14 (NA)

r

-

     

p

-

     

2. STAI-T

r

.738

-

    

p

< .01

-

    

3. STAI-S

r

.422

.248

-

   

p

.133

.392

-

   

4. CESD

r

.509

.798

.430

-

  

p

.063

< .001

.125

-

  

5. PSS

r

.471

.509

.229

.618

-

 

p

.089

.063

.431

.018

-

 

6. Delta HR

r

.638

.804

-.007

.568

.575

-

p

.014

< .001

.981

.034

.031

-

  1. Only significant correlations between delta heart rate (HR) responses to surgery and psychometric characteristics are reported
  2. Abbreviations: DS-14 (NA) Type D personality scale, negative affectivity subscale, STAI-T State-Trait anxiety inventory, Trait version, STAI-S State-trait anxiety inventory, state version, CESD Center for epidemiological studies depression scale, PSS Perceived stress scale
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