Table 3.

Predictors of frequent attenders (0 = Non-frequent attenders; 1 = Frequent attenders; cut-off at the highest quartile). 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	0.77***
	(0.71 – 0.84)
Positive affect		0.74***
		(0.66 – 0.84)
Negative affect			1.40***
			(1.24 – 1.58)
Optimism				0.70***
				(0.63 – 0.78)
Self-efficacy					0.64***
					(0.55 – 0.73)
Self-esteem						0.74***
						(0.64 – 0.86)
Self-regulation							0.82***
							(0.73 – 0.92)
Perceived stress								1.48***
								(1.35 – 1.63)
Constant	0.46	0.87	0.13***	0.86	1.16	0.85	0.73	0.09***
	(0.15 – 1.47)	(0.26 – 2.85)	(0.04 – 0.43)	(0.27 – 2.76)	(0.35 – 3.81)	(0.26 – 2.79)	(0.22 – 2.45)	(0.03 – 0.30)
Observations	6,730	6,725	6,724	6,764	6,760	6,778	6,662	6,692
Pseudo R2	0.109	0.106	0.107	0.108	0.108	0.104	0.104	0.112

^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