Table 3.

Correlations and results of a factor analysis of scale scores for the DS14, NEO-FFI, ECQ and HADS subscales and PSS scale

Correlation	Negative affectivity	Social inhibition	Pattern matrix
Cardiac sample II (n = 157)			I	II	III	IV	V
Negative affectivity	–	0.47*	0.79	−0.14	−0.09	−0.07	0.04
Social inhibition	–	–	0.11	−0.95	0.11	−0.05	0.05
Neuroticism	0.80*	0.47*	0.78	−0.12	−0.06	−0.14	−0.13
Extraversion	−0.48*	−0.65*	−0.09	0.57	0.12	−0.02	0.17
Agreeableness	−0.33*	−0.21*	−0.28	−0.03	0.07	−0.35	0.17
Conscientiousness	−0.20*	−0.25*	−0.01	0.06	0.05	0.12	0.72
Openness	−0.02	−0.07	−0.02	0.06	0.01	−0.45	−0.09
Rehearsal	0.58*	0.35*	0.64	−0.05	0.01	0.23	−0.02
Emotional inhibition	0.25*	0.50*	−0.08	−0.44	−0.19	0.25	−0.10
Anxiety	0.67*	0.26*	0.49	0.01	−0.50	−0.25	0.20
Depression	0.55*	0.35*	0.04	−0.15	−0.73	−0.11	−0.09
Perceived stress	0.38*	0.18*	0.04	0.05	−0.60	0.23	−0.09

The highest loadings on the corresponding factor are presented in bold

NEO-FFI NEO-five-factor inventory, ECQ Emotional control questionnaire, HADS Hospital anxiety and depression scale, PSS Perceived stress scale

* P < 0.001