Table 2.

Beliefs about stress and signifying symptoms.

	Response to variable as signifier of stress
Variable	No n (%)	Not sure n (%)	Yes n (%)	Rank
Sleeping problems (n = 495)	53 (10.71)	107 (21.62)	335 (67.68)	1
Feeling depressed (n = 492)	62 (12.60)	109 (22.15)	321 (65.24)	2
Feeling panic (n = 485)	96 (19.79)	101 (20.82)	288 (59.38)	3
High blood pressure (n = 482)	71 (14.73)	149 (30.91)	262 (54.36)	4
Feeling anxious (n = 495)	93 (18.79)	133 (26.87)	269 (54.34)	5
Feeling tearful (n = 485)	89 (18.35)	137 (28.25)	259 (53.40)	6
Feeling angry (n = 474)	78 (16.46)	147 (31.01)	249 (52.53)	7
Feeling that nobody cares (n = 483)	126 (26.09)	147 (30.43)	210 (43.48)	8
Feeling sad (n = 496)	132 (26.61)	157 (31.65)	207 (41.73)	9
Tired all the time (n = 494)	123 (24.90)	167 (33.81)	204 (41.30)	10
Palpitations (n = 469)	93 (19.83)	184 (39.23)	192 (40.94)	11
Eating problems (n = 473)	95 (20.08)	188 (39.75)	190 (40.17)	12
Having a headache (n = 503)	105 (20.87)	198 (39.36)	200 (39.76)	13
Can't have fun (n = 478)	134 (28.03)	156 (32.64)	188 (39.33)	14
Weight loss (n = 474)	111 (23.42)	193 (40.72)	170 (35.86)	15
Chest pain (n = 475)	154 (32.42)	187 (39.37)	134 (28.21)	16
Feeling lonely (n = 500)	214 (42.80)	159 (31.80)	127 (25.40)	17
Feeling breathless (n = 478)	154 (32.22)	205 (42.89)	119 (24.90)	18
Feeling dizzy (n = 485)	175 (36.08)	211 (43.51)	99 (20.41)	19
Being sick (n = 488)	204 (41.80)	195 (39.96)	89 (18.24)	20
Feeling ashamed (n = 478)	238 (49.79)	155 (32.43)	85 (17.78)	21
Having indigestion (n = 487)	251 (51.54)	153 (31.42)	83 (17.04)	22
Having diarrhoea (n = 468)	214 (45.73)	178 (38.03)	76 (16.24)	23
Feeling hot or cold (n = 472)	228 (48.31)	172 (36.44)	72 (15.25)	24
Having constipation (n = 481)	256 (53.22)	170 (35.34)	55 (11.43)	25