Table 4.
Correlations of LOT-R measures with BDI, EPDS, SWLS and GHQ-28 measures.
| Measures of depression, mental distress and quality of life | Life orientation test (LOT-R) and other psychometric measures | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | Poland | Greece | Turkey | Russia | |
| Not pregnant women | |||||
| BDI | −0.57*** | −0.35*** | −0.48*** | −0.41*** | −0.48*** |
| SWLS | 0.58*** | 0.29*** | 0.39*** | 0.31*** | 0.43*** |
| GHQ (somatic symptoms) | −0.39*** | −0.25** | −0.06 | −0.29*** | −0.29*** |
| GHQ (anxiety, insomnia) | −0.39*** | −0.30*** | −0.30*** | −0.36*** | −0.40*** |
| GHQ (dysfunctions) | −0.35*** | −0.41*** | −0.29*** | −0.34*** | −0.39*** |
| GHQ (depressive symptoms) | −0.45*** | −0.34*** | −0.39*** | −0.34*** | −0.36*** |
| GHQ (total score) | −0.44*** | −0.36*** | −0.31*** | −0.41*** | −0.42*** |
| Pregnant women | |||||
| BDI | −0.03 | −0.13 | −0.31** | −0.48*** | −0.38* |
| SWLS | 0.34*** | 0.35*** | 0.39*** | 0.52*** | 0.20 |
| GHQ (somatic symptoms) | 0.11 | −0.23** | −0.16 | −0.39*** | 0.01 |
| GHQ (anxiety, insomnia) | 0.01 | −0.26*** | −0.16 | −0.43*** | −0.07 |
| GHQ (dysfunctions) | −0.04 | −0.16* | −0.13 | −0.36*** | 0.16 |
| GHQ (depressive symptoms) | 0.01 | −0.21** | −0.27** | −0.44*** | −0.28 |
| GHQ (total score) | 0.04 | −0.29*** | −0.16 | −0.53*** | −0.01 |
| Postpartum women | |||||
| BDI | −0.31** | −0.22** | −0.45*** | −0.63*** | −0.34* |
| EPDS | −0.25* | −0.44*** | −0.37*** | −0.57*** | −0.10 |
| SWLS | 0.23* | 0.33*** | 0.43*** | 0.66*** | 0.08 |
| GHQ (somatic symptoms) | −0.07 | −0.08 | −0.27** | −0.69*** | 0.09 |
| GHQ (anxiety, insomnia) | −0.06 | −0.14 | −0.32** | −0.50*** | −0.01 |
| GHQ (dysfunctions) | −0.12 | −0.19* | −0.19 | −0.51*** | 0.02 |
| GHQ (depressive symptoms) | −0.09 | −0.32*** | −0.25* | −0.62*** | −0.01 |
| GHQ (total score) | −0.11 | −0.17* | −0.32*** | −0.66*** | 0.03 |