Table 1 Characteristics, CATS, EPQ-R, and LES scores, and their correlation with SUBI subjective well-being scores or effects on SUBI subjective well-being scores in 404 adult volunteers
Characteristic or Measure | Value (number or mean ± SD) | Correlation with SUBI subjective well-being scores (r) or effect on them (mean ± SD of subjective well-being scores, t-test) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age |  | 42.3 ± 11.9 | r = – 0.16** |
Sex (male: female) |  | 220: 184 | Male 39.4 ± 6.6 vs female 38.8 ± 6.2, n.s. (t-test) |
Education, years |  | 15.2 ± 2.0 | r = 0.16** |
Employment status (employed: unemployed) | 341: 56 | Employed 39.0 ± 6.3 vs unemployed 39.6 ± 7.4, n.s. (t-test) | |
Marital status (married: unmarried) | 287: 114 | Married 39.3 ± 6.3 vs unmarried 38.4 ± 6.4, n.s. (t-test) | |
Number of cohabiters | 1.8 ± 1.5 | r = 0.010, n.s | |
Number of offspring | 1.3 ± 1.2 | r = 0.004, n.s | |
Comorbidity of physical disease (yes: no) | 81: 319 | Yes 38.2 ± 6.3 vs no 39.4 ± 6.4, n.s. (t-test) | |
1st-degree relative with psychiatric diseases (yes: no) | 40: 362 | Yes 37.7 ± 7.1 vs no 39.3 ± 6.3, n.s. (t-test) | |
Subjective social status score | 4.9 ± 1.5 | r = –0.21** | |
EPQ-R neuroticism score | 3.6 ± 3.2 | r = –0.37** | |
SUBI subjective well-being score | 39.1 ± 6.4 |  | |
CATS total average score | 0.65 ± 0.43 | r = –0.23** | |
LES (change score) | Negative | 1.65 ± 3.09 | r = –0.17** |
Positive | 1.67 ± 2.95 | r = 0.15** | |