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. 2016 May 26;11(5):e0156339. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156339

Table 3. Hierarchical multiple linear regression analysis, the temperament effects for occupational stress.

Role conflict Role ambiguity Quantitative workload Variance in workload Intragroup conflict
Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2
β β β β β β β β β β
Gender -0.189* -0.251** -0.041 -0.063 -0.012 -0.039 -0.07 -0.099 0.05 0.009
Age -0.041 -0.026 -0.257** -0.174 -0.087 -0.082 -0.011 -0.008 0.009 0.035
Position classification 0.071 -0.044 0.033 0.022 0.211* 0.174 0.297** 0.283** 0.121 0.091
Occupation 0.088 -0.14 0.022 0.05 0.097 0.131 0.027 0.075 0.026 0.075
Type of employment -0.129 -0.124 -0.036 0.012 -0.099 -0.103 -0.142 -0.149 0.084 0.075
Temperaments
 Depressive -0.109 -0.043 0.048 0.01 -0.065
 Cyclothymic 0.021 0.222 -0.144 0.01 -0.023
 Hyperthymic 0.02 -0.316*** 0.001 0.069 0.046
 Irritable 0.308** 0.2 0.18 0.267* 0.372***
 Anxious 0.183 -0.052 0.172 0.038 0.057
R 0.278 0.499 0.262 0.478 0.283 0.379 0.385 0.495 0.148 0.406
R2 0.077 0.249 0.068 0.229 0.08 0.143 0.148 0.245 0.022 0.165
R2 Change score 0.077 0.172 0.068 0.16 0.08 0.063 0.148 0.097 0.022 0.143
F 2.32* 6.142*** 2.043 5.577*** 2.421* 1.982 4.835*** 3.455** 0.62 4.597**
Job control Job future ambiguity Supervisors support Coworkers support
Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2 Step 1 Step2
β β β β β β β β
Gender -0.043 -0.039 0.035 -0.018 0.112 0.151 -0.012 0.042
Age 0.147 0.128 -0.183* -0.137 -0.007 -0.022 -0.151 -0.142
Position classification 0.193* 0.205* -0.092 -0.123 -0.02 0.006 -0.043 -0.028
Occupation 0.011 -0.001 -0.122 -0.094 0.034 -0.016 -0.036 -0.078
Type of employment -0.099 -0.136 0.043 0.082 -0.004 -0.013 0.149 0.137
Temperaments
 Depressive -0.123 -0.102 -0.023 0.046
 Cyclothymic -0.014 0.054 0.01 -0.017
 Hyperthymic 0.230** -0.217* 0.035 -0.008
 Irritable 0.081 0.141 -0.245* -0.134
 Anxious -0.117 0.229* -0.135 -0.236*
R 0.319 0.454 0.281 0.47 0.127 0.363 0.229 0.393
R2 0.102 0.206 0.079 0.22 0.016 0.132 0.053 0.155
R2 Change score 0.102 0.104 0.079 0.141 0.016 0.116 0.053 0.102
F 3.156* 3.513** 2.384* 4.863*** 0.455 3.577** 1.545 3.233*

* p < 0.05

** p < 0.01

*** p < 0.001

Step 1: adjusted for gender, age, and work-related variables, Step 2: adjusted for 5 temperaments, gender, age, and work-related variables.