Table 2.

Predictors of frequent attenders (0 = Non-frequent attenders; 1 = Frequent attenders; cut-off at the highest decile). Results of multiple logistic regressions^a

	(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)	(6)	(7)	(8)
Independent variables	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders	Frequent attenders
Potential confounders	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Life satisfaction	0.79***
	(0.70 – 0.89)
Positive affect		0.87+
		(0.73 – 1.02)
Negative affect			1.38***
			(1.17 – 1.62)
Optimism				0.74***
				(0.63 – 0.86)
Self-efficacy					0.65***
					(0.54 – 0.79)
Self-esteem						0.74**
						(0.60 – 0.91)
Self-regulation							0.93
							(0.79 – 1.10)
Perceived stress								1.46***
								(1.28 – 1.66)
Constant	0.24+	0.34	0.07**	0.45	0.56	0.46	0.30	0.05***
	(0.05 – 1.19)	(0.06 – 1.75)	(0.01 – 0.41)	(0.09 – 2.24)	(0.11 – 2.92)	(0.09 – 2.42)	(0.06 – 1.59)	(0.01 – 0.25)
Observations	6,730	6,725	6,724	6,764	6,760	6,778	6,662	6,692
Pseudo R2	0.110	0.107	0.110	0.110	0.111	0.107	0.104	0.113

^aAll estimations include age, (log) equivalence income, number of chronic diseases, Body-Mass-Index, as well as dummy-variables for sex, marital status, employment status, region, sports, alcohol consumption and smoking status as potential confounders. Odds ratios were reported; 95% confidence intervals in parentheses; ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, + p < 0.10. Life satisfaction (SWLS, Pavot & Diener, 1993); Positive and negative affect (PANAS, Watson et al., 1988); Optimism (Brandtstädter & Wentura, 1994); Self-efficacy (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1999); Self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965); Self-regulation (Freund & Baltes, 2002); Perceived stress (Cohen et al., 1983). The Wald test was used to test the significance of each parameter